Notornis, 27 (1), 68
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (1), 68
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (3), 287-291
Article Type: Paper
The Pukeko, or Purple swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio melanotus), has monomorphic plumage, which makes sexing of the living bird difficult. A method of sexing using body measurements has been proposed (Williams & Miers 1958), but it uses measurements and cut-off values which are not fully reliable. While cut-off values may vary geographically, the reliability of the different measurements should not. This paper uses multivariate techniques to investigate the reliability of combinations of measurements for sexing swamphens and outlines the problems with the existing method.
Notornis, 27 (4), 400
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (1), 95
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (2), 132
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (3), 308
Article Type: Letter
OSNZ News, 17 (),
Article Type: Magazine
Notornis, 27 (1), 102-104
Article Type: Book Review
Notornis, 27 (2), 179-195
Article Type: Obituary
Obituary, pages 179 to 186. Bibliography, pages 187 to 195.
Notornis, 27 (4), 386-387
Article Type: Article
Notornis, 27 (Supplement to Notornis Volume 27), 1-23
Article Type: Paper
Notornis, 27 (1), 69-78
Article Type: Paper
Notornis, 27 (3), 291-292
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (4), 401-403
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (1), 96
Article Type: Short Note
Notornis, 27 (2), 133-146
Article Type: Paper
Between 8 November and 4 December 1978 observations were made on Southern Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua lonnbergi) at Antipodes Island in the Southern Ocean. Their food habits were determined by observing birds and identifying prey remains. Penguin eggs and chicks were the dominant prey of coastal skuas, whereas those with inland territories relied on petrels and shearwaters. Clutch size in 11 nests averaged 1.8 eggs; most eggs in nine study nests hatched during the first fortnight of November. Hatching success was 54%, but only 3 of 10 chicks survived until 4 December. At that stage of the breeding season, and allowing for unnatural losses of eggs and chicks, productivity was 0.5 chicks per breeding pair. Six chicks were weighed and measured for 5-20 days. Hatching weight averaged 74.3 g. Initial weight gains were small, but after day 4 the average growth rate was 31.6 g/day. Chicks which were heavier at hatching remained so subsequently. Mean bill length at hatching was 17.8 mm and mean depth 9.9 mm. Little growth occurred for the first five days, but afterwards the average growth rate was 1.0 mm/day for bill length and 0.4 mm/day for bill depth. The ratio of bill length to depth changed during growth, and attained the adult condition by age 17-20 days. There were no consistent differences between chicks from coastal and inland nests in their weight gains, or in the growth of their bills.
Notornis, 27 (4), Cover + Contents
Article Type: Index
OSNZ News, 16 (),
Article Type: Magazine
Notornis, 27 (2), 196-199
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.
Notornis, 27 (4), 388-390
Article Type: Short Note