Bird Life on Island and Shore
List of Plants and Birds
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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. |
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| 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. |
| 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.
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