ERRATA FOR * TANE? , Vol; 3, No* 1. 1950. An unfortunate number of errors in last year's 'Tane' escaped notice in the haste of late preparation* Responsibility for them lies with no- Individual member, and it is hoped they have caused no incon• venienced A few obviously incorrect endings to specific names, in species lists9 have not been included in this list* Page Line Correction 20 5k Haematoma Haematomma 21 1 Subcoriaceae Subcoriacea 2 Lepudinum Lapadinum 2k 18 Depanocladus Dr ep ano cla dus M Sextylosa Sexstylosa last Hedecarya Hedycara 25 17 Urtisa Urtica . 27 dxcortica excorticata 32 recurvatum recurvatum Col.* ko Ansurina . Anserina k3 Melicytis Melicytus k5 Filiforme Filifolium kS Leucopogen Leucopogon 60 Euprasia Euphrasia 26 18 (Forst i) (Forst*) Presl* 27 13 Lampocarus Lamp0carpus 19 Collospermum sp* 0. hastatum (Col.) Skottsb, k6 Colerata Colorata k6 Wintera Pseudowintera (J.R. & G.Forst.) Dandy. 28 25 Sextylosa Sexstylosa 37 Nerteroides Nerterioides 39 Exportica Excorticata M Erect Erecta hi 10 Imbirtus Imberbis 21 Mi cranthus Macranthus 30 Macrophylla Microphylla k& 16 After dissectum read var. glabraturn. 29 Dodonea Dodonaea k9 17 Haloragus Haloragis 1+8 Apocyanaceae Apocynaceae 50 11 - The Coprosmas acc. to Oliver 1935-. 29 Lagenphora Lagenophora 60 kk Strupurpurea Atropurpurea Gk 2 Nea; s Neaps 66 38 Glamyo Chiamys 67 if Bascanda Bascauda 12 Gmelin (Gmelin)- 68 ' 12 (Hutton) Hutton l+O (,Quoy and Gainnard) Quoy and Gainnard 69 Desmochoenus Desmoschoenus 70 6 Phylaecifolia Phylicaefolia 71 22 Diraniloma Dicranoloma 23 Hypopterigium Hypopterygium 76 26 Turnetella Turretella 81+ 33 Diptera Hemiptera 85 last Neoctamus Neoitamus CONTENTS Editorial 2 Tane 3 Field dub Calendar 4 Lectures of the year 5 Olub Activities during the year. Lake Waikaremoana 12 Huia 1 4 Ooromandel 16 Stanmore Bay 17 Swanson 18 Russell 19 Field Work and Scientific Accounts Lake Waikaremoana The Freshwater Biology of Waikaremoana 20 Lichens of Lake Waikaremoana 20 Mossess and Liverworts of Waikaremoana 21 Vegetation of the Lake Waikaremoana Area 24 Waikaremoana Species List 26 Birds of Lake Waikaremoana 30 Insects from Lake Waikaremoana 33 Noises Islands The Vegetation of Otata Is,, Noises Is» Group 34 Noises Islands Species List 34 Bryophyta Species List 37 Bird Notes on the Noises Islands Trip 38 Algae Species List of Noises Islands, 38 Some Mollusca from the Noises Islands 39 Huia N The Vegetation of the Huia Region 43 Huia Species List 44 Ooromandel A Study of the Life of a Pebble Beach 31 Tide Pool Ecology 57 Survey of the Intertidal Region, Fletcher's Bay 63 Mollusca of Fletcher's Bay and Neighbourhood 66 Vegetation of North-East Ooromandel 69 Geology of North Ooromandel Peninsula 72 Stanmore Bay Algal Survey of Stanmore Bay. 75 IIr.uraki. Gulf iyrip'bn the Ikatcro« ?'6 An Introduction to tnc iinimal Plankton of the Auckland Region 77 Hydroids of the Auckland Region 80 Insect Records - 1950« 84 £ >js >Je »je if. $ >;« * vf. i\i >'f >l< '•>;• >'fi >l« *!« sic *i« >'fi EDITORIAL This year an attempt has "been made to bring the Field Club publication up to the level of an efficient record of scientific work done by Club members. The previous volumes of Field dub Notes did very good pioneering work, and have encouraged us to take another large step in the direction of a University Club periodical, -which will satisfy the wants of undergraduate field -workers in the natural sciences. Many of the keener members of the dub are planning -work to Honours stage in Botany, Zoology or Geology, and all agree that practice in clarifying ideas, and planning a written account mil be of some value in their future University work. Added to this, is that from our camps, often we are able to reach areas little'known scientifically, where even the most elementary species listing is new and valuable. In fact, so little is known of natural populations of animals and plants in New Zealand that the definite'record of the presence or absence of a species is bound to be worth recording"; permanently. Little experience or training is required to do this, only a-careful regard for accuracy in identification. Accounts of a more descriptive nature, require more experience in observation and sound interpretation. This work Is not beyond advanced students who may find they have the field to themselves. Such work may be exemplified by annotated species lists of plants or animals for a res• tricted and defined area, descriptions of circumscribed vegetational types such as coastal bush,., swamp etc,, geological accounts and so forth. Some students, even in their first stage, find time to specialise on a small branch of one of their subjects. While fully aware of the danger of this work leading the un• suspecting student, fascinated, away from his syllabus work, we must admit that some of our most interesting articles this year have come from such specialists. Without them, accuracy in identification is often impossible in the. field. No one can bring everything back as specimens to go to the experts at the University or Museum for identification. In connection with species records, one fault has made itself evident from previous field work done by the Club. Many lists have been made, lost,, and made again during later trips to the same area and then never published. Even if-it be said that the most important aspect of field work is the knowledge it gives to the worker himself, such repetition of previous work must be regarded as senseless when it occurs within one and the same club. lie have tried to. correct this by carefully going through previous records made by the Club before any old hunting ground was visited again this year. John Sumich's review of the Mollusc records from the Noises Is. made In 1934 and 1935, is an example of this work we are new doingc It will make future Mollusc collecting at; the Noises Is. more progressive- - new records being added and old records enlarged upon. It is hoped. that in this, way, it may be possible, to finally publish in a more widely circulated scientific journal, the virtually completed list with full ecological annotations. Similarly all previous records have been included in the plant species lists, such sources of information being duly acknowledged. Future work on these should be accumulative, as many of them deal with areas near Auckland often revisited. When a survey of some importance was made, such-as that from.. Waikaremoana or Mt. Moehau, Coromandel, all previous records that could be found: were gone through and valuable information has been; brought together.. The above deals only with the scientific activities of the Club, but it must not be forgotten that the Club's main object is to provide outdoor recreation. The first part of 'Tane' has been devoted to accounts of the camps. Each has been written by a member present, -and these records give an essential description of Club life through the year. Further Club activities have been a series of addresses. Inmost cases we have asked the speakers themselves to give a brief summary of their talks, thus ensuring that full justice be done to the subject matter of the lectures. For the trouble taken in these summaries we are most grateful, and feel sure of. their interest and value to. -. outside readers of 'Tane'. These contributions came from members of the staff of the Natural Science Departments, a research student and club members themselves. It, is hoped that these will stimulate interest in the work being done at the College, ; -. 3 - In conclusion we wish to thank-the Club members who have worked so hard to make this year a success. But'especially we would like to thank those in the Club who have contributed articles to 'Tane. ' - as we had hoped, it has been- a work of. many, not just one or two, acknowledgement S. The committee wish to acknowledge assistance given to the Club over the past year by many people. ' Thanks are due: To Dr. W. R. B. Oliver', Dr. C. R. Laws, Mr. (J. O. K. Sainsbury, Mr. V. W. Lindauer, Mr. A. W, B. Powell Mr. E. G. Turbott, Mr. R.: Cooper, Mr. V. J. Cook, and. Mr. W. J. Butler for expert advice and identification of material. To the Marine Fisheries Department, Captain Duthie and Mr. M. Cassie, for making available the research trawler 'Ikatere'. To the Botany Department staff and especially Professor Chapman for the use of the department's facilities. To two old Field Club members, Alex Corban and John Sumich, for their generosity and help. To Mary Lokes, who'has given much of her own time in the preparation of 'Tane', the Club is especially indebted. TANE The choice of "Tane" as a name for'the Field Club's Magazine is most appropriate because of the rich background of natural history lore-relating to Tane, Authorities in referring to the departmental deities of the Maori con• sider Tane the most important, for he was the male parent of many natural, denizens of this world, including trees and birds. By many tribes he is re• garded as the originator of human life itself. ' Tane had the highest 'standing of any of the sons of the primal parents Rangi (the sky) and Papa (the earth), His control of the forest is noted in the numerous incantations (karakia) in. which he1 is addressed by name. A tree felled in order to fashion the hull of a war canoe was referred to symbolically as Tane*. 'Despite numerous other titles appended to his name, he was commonly referred. to in the abbreviated form and was known not only in New Zealand but also to many other Polynesian peoples.