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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.page xiv
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.