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LIDICKEN
1984
New Zealand Bird List cont.
Anas superciliosa (grey duck) - CKK, Rotorua to Auckland
Aythya novaeseelandiae (New Zealand scaup) - 1 pr. RFS
Accipitridae:
Circus approximans (harrier) - common
resident large grey hawk with whitish tail - Nelson
Lovin + Bull on N. island.
Rallidae:
Porphyrio melanotus (pukeko) - just W 1 OV-6t on 2 days +
N.I. Lowndes
Gallirallus australis (weka) - 1 seen in captivity at RFS.
Haematopodidae:
Haematoptygus finschi (S. Island pied oystercatcher) - KP.
H. unicolor (variable oyster catcher) - KP.
Charadriidae:
Lobipes novaehollandiae (spur-winged plover) - CKK to KP, Vic.
wellington
1
Laridae:
Larus dominicus (southern black-backed gull) - common on
coast including Cook Strait, viz Wellington.
L. scopulinus (red-billed gull) - common
L. bulleri (black-billed gull) - ~10, Cook Strait
Sterna striata (white-fronted tern) - KP
Columbidae:
Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae (New Zealand pigeon) - OV.
Columba livia (rock pigeon) - cities
Psittacidae:
Nestor notabilis (kea) - 1 in captivity at RFS
Alaudidae:
Alauda arvensis (skylark) - Rotorua, com