Illustrations

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Illustrations.

Effect of Gales on Kanuka Scrub	Frontispiece
Caspian Tern, Male, Feeding Female	Facing p. 1
Caspian Tern	Facing p. 2
Caspian Tern Male and Female	Facing p. 4
Caspian Tern and Chick	Facing p. 6
Caspian Tern About to Alight on Nest	Facing p. 8
Caspian Tern Sitting	Facing p. 10
Kittwake on Nest	Facing p. 12
Kittiwake and Sea Swallow	Facing p. 16
Kittiwake and Sea Swallow Flying	Facing p. 18
Sea Swallow	Facing p. 20
Sea Swallow	Facing p. 22
Pied Stilt Arranging Nest	Facing p. 26
Pied Stilt Sitting	Facing p. 28
West Landing at L.B.I.	Facing p. 36
Bush on L.B.I.	Facing p. 38
Stitchbird	Facing p. 40
Stitchbird	Facing p. 42
Stitchbird	Facing p. 44
Stitchbird (M.)	Facing p. 46
Stitchbird (F.)	Facing p. 54
Stitchbird and Nesting Hole	Facing p. 56
Stitchbird Nesting Hole	Facing p. 58

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North Island Robin	Facing p. 64
North Island Robin' Nest	Facing p. 68
Whitehead Sitting	Facing p. 74
Whitehead and Young	Facing p. 76
Whitehead and Chick	Facing p. 80
Banded Rail (M. and F.)	Facing p. 84
Banded Rail Nest and Eggs	Facing p. 86
Banded Rail (M.)	Facing p. 87
Banded Rail Nest and Eggs	Facing p. 88
Chicks of Banded Rail	Facing p. 89
Nest of Bittern	Facing p. 90
Nestlings of Bittern	Facing p. 92
Nestlings of Bittern	Facing p. 94
Young of Giant Petrel	Facing p. 98
Mutton Bird (Twilight and Dawn)	Facing p. 106
Dawson' Petrel (M.)	Facing p. 106
Mutton Birders' Huts, Kotiwhenu	Facing p. 110
Bush Wren (F.)	Facing p. 142
Bush Wren with Feather	Facing p. 144
Bush Wren (F.)	Facing p. 146
Eggs of Bush Wren	Facing p. 148
Bush Wren (F.)	Facing p. 150
Morepork (M.)	Facing p. 152
Morepork (F.) about to Enter Nesting Hole	Facing p. 153
Morepork (F.) Sitting of Three Days' Chicks	Facing p. 154
Young Morepork	Facing p. 155
Saddleback	Facing p. 156
Saddleback in Maori Kit	Facing p. 158
Saddleback with Beak Full of Maggots	Facing p. 160
Saddleback	Facing p. 162
Saddleback	Facing p. 164

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Saddleback Nest and Eggs	Facing p. 166
Saddleback and Chicks	Facing p. 168
Saddleback and Robin	Facing p. 170
Saddleback Nest and Eggs	Facing p. 172
Saddleback	Facing p. 174
Saddleback (M. and F.)	Facing p. 174
Hen Sea Hawk Sitting	Facing p. 176
Hen Sea Hawk: Male Sitting	Facing p. 178
Sea Hawk: Preliminaries of Feast	Facing p. 180
Sea Hawk: Preliminaries of Feast	Facing p. 182
Sea Hawk Chick about to be Fed	Facing p. 184
Sea Hawk Chick Being Fed	Facing p. 186
Sea Hawk Greeting a Passing Friend	Facing p. 188
Tuatara Lizard	Facing p. 194

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Gaspian Fern Male Feeding Female.