Sea Birds.

The sea birds inhabiting the coasts of New Zealand are fairly numerous, and among them are two small kinds of penguin.

• Hawe.—A large gull, the tail-feathers of which are highly prized by the natives.
• Hoiho.—Eudyptes antipodes. A small penguin, inhabiting the coasts of the South Island.page 363
• Kao.—A gull frequenting the shores at night.
• Karoro.—A gull.
• Kawan.—Graculus carruculatus. A shag or cormorant.
• Kuaka.—A small sea bird.
• Pekeha.—A gull.
• Pitoitoi.—A small sea bird.
• Taiko.—A gull.
• Takahikahi.—A sea-shore bird.
• Takupu.—A white gull.
• Tara.—Lula Australis. A sea swallow.
• Tarapunga.—A small, graceful gull, inhabiting Lake Taupo; very numerous in the vicinity of Tokanu.
• Titipu.—A gull.
• Torea.—Hœmatopus picatus. The oyster-catcher; has red legs and beak.
• Toroa.—Diomedia exulans. The albatross.