List of Plants and Birds.
Aurieeps Parakeet (Yellow-fronted Parakeet) |
Platycercus auriceps. |
Brown Creeper |
Certhiparus novœ–zealandœ. |
Fern-bird |
Sphenœacus punctatus (sp.). |
Giant Nettle |
Urtica ferox. |
Grey Warbler |
Gerygone flaviventris. |
Harrier |
Circus gouldi. |
Ironwood |
Metrosidero (sp.). |
Island Grass |
Poa folissa. |
Kaka |
Nestor meridionalis. |
Kanuka |
Leptospermum ecricoides. |
Kingfisher |
Halcyon vagans. |
Kohekohe |
Dysoxyhim spectabile. |
Kuaka (Diving Petrel) |
Pelecanoides urinatrix. |
Manuka |
Leptospermum scoparium. |
Maugeinange |
Lygodium articulatum. |
Mutton Bird |
Puffinus griseus. |
Mutton Bird Scrub (Puheritaiko) |
Senecio rotundifolius. |
Pied Fantail |
Rhipidura flabellifera. |
Pied Tit |
Petrœca toitoi. |
Polypod |
Polipodium serpens. |
Pukeko |
Porphyrio melanotus. |
Puriri |
Vitex lucens. |
Rangiora |
Brachyglottis rangiora.
|
Raupo |
Typha angustifolia. |
Red-fronted Parakeet |
Platycercus novœ–zealandœ. |
Rifleman |
Acanthisitta (sp.). |
Taraire |
Beilschmiedia tarairi. |
Tawa |
Beilschmiedia tawa |
Yellow-breasted Tit |
Petrœeca macrocephala. |
Yellow-eyed Penguin |
Megadyptes antipodum. |
The Species Illustrated in this Volume are:—
Caspian Tern |
Hydroprogne caspia. |
Kittywake |
Larus scopulinus. |
Sea Swallow |
Sterna frontalis. |
Pied Stilt |
Himantopus picatus. |
Stitchbird |
Pogonornis cincta. |
North Island Robin |
Miro australis. |
Whitehead |
Certhiparus albicapillus. |
Banded Rail |
Hypotœnidia philippensis. |
Bittern |
Botaurus pœciloptilus. |
Nelly |
Ossifraga gigantea. |
Bush Wren |
Xenicus longipes. |
Morepork |
Ninox novœ–zealandœ. |
Saddleback |
Creadion carunculatus. |
Sea Hawk |
Megalestris anlarctica. |
The nomenclature of Hutton and Drummond's ‘Animals of New Zealand’ has been followed. This is the volume most accessible to those interested in our avifauna.