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Wekas swimming

Notornis, 28 (1), 28

Wright, A. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Integrity of diagnostic characters for Hutton’s shearwater

Notornis, 28 (2), 134

Tarburton, M.K. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Immature night heron in Otago

Notornis, 28 (3), 217-218

Jackson, T. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Leg colour and dominance in buff wekas

Notornis, 28 (1), 47-48

Miskelly, C.M. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

A field guide to the birds of Australia

Notornis, 28 (2), 144-145

Warham, J. (1981)

Article Type: Book Review

A crested tern in Hawkes Bay

Notornis, 28 (4), 262

Todd, K. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Papua New Guinea bird calls

Notornis, 28 (1), 87-88

McPherson, L. (1981)

Article Type: Book Review

Common sandpiper in South Island

Notornis, 28 (3), 160

Bell, B.D. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Birdlife of Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Notornis, 28 (1), 29-33

Child, P. (1981)

Article Type: Paper

Unusual wandering of a spotted shag

Notornis, 28 (2), 134-135

Miskelly, C.M., Benfell, R.W. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

Swallows seen at sea

Notornis, 28 (3), 219

Latham, P.C.M. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

First record of the stilt sandpiper from Australasia

Notornis, 28 (1), 48-49

McKean, J.L. (1981)

Article Type: Short Note

The birds of The Gambia – an annoted check-list and guide to localities in The Gambia

Notornis, 28 (2), 145-147

Squire, J. (1981)

Article Type: Book Review

Reischek’s 1890 paper on ‘The kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) in the wild and in captivity

Notornis, 28 (4), 263-280

Westerskov, K.E. (1981)

Article Type: Paper

During his stay in New Zealand, 1877-1889, the Austrian naturalist Andreas Reischek studied, collected and kept in captivty Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus). In addition to mention of Kakapo in papers in English, Reischek after his return to Austria in 1890 published a paper on the species in German, consolidating his experience and presenting new facts. A close and full translation of the paper is presented, together with notes and comments. The main sections discuss: unsociability, irregular breeding years, nesting, feeding behaviour, an alpine variety, winter ecology, parasites, plumage, trapping, offer of trapping Kakapo for Little Barrier, Kakapo in captivity.

Bibliography of R. A. Falla (1901-1979)

Notornis, 27 (2), 187-195

Fleming, C. A. (1980)

Article Type: Article

Review: Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa; the birds of the Western Palearctic

Notornis, 27 (2), 196-199

R. H. D. Stidolph, J. Warham, M. L. Williams, B. D. Heather (reviewers) (1980)

Article Type: Book Review

Contributors: Stanely Cramp (chief editor), K. E. L. Simmons, I. J . Ferguson-Lees, R. Gillmor, P. A. D. Hollom, R. Hudson, E. M. Nicholson, M. A. Ogilvie, P. J. S. Olney, K. H. Voous, J. Wattel. Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks. 722 pp. 108 col. pl. Oxford University Press 1977.