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NOTORNIS Journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand Volume 34 Part 3 September 1987 OFFICERS 1986-87 President - B. BROWN, 20 Redmoulnt Place, Red Hill, Papakura Vice-president - D. E. CROCKETT, 21 NicMillan Ave., Kamo, Whangarei Editor - B. D. HEATHER, 10 Jocelyn Crescent, Silverstream Treasurer - W. L. ORMOND, P.0. Box 6006, Wetlesley St PO.,Auckland 1 Secretary - R. S. SLACK, c/o PO., Pauatahanui, Wlington Council Members: BEN D. BELL, Zoology Dept., Victoria University, Private Bag, Wellington BRIAN D. BELL, 9 Ferry Road, Seatoun, Wellington B. J. GILL, Auckland Institute & Museum, Private Bag, Auckland J. HAWKINS, 772 Atawhai Drive, Nelson D. J. ONLEY, Little Tom Farm, Private Bag, Wtprt H. A. ROBERTSON, Ecology Division, DSIR, Lower Hutt l? M. SAGAR, 38A Yardley Street, Christchurch 4 Conveners and Chganisers: Rare Birds Committee: Secretary, Dr. M. J. IMBER, Dept. of Conservation, PO. Box 10420, 'Wellington Beach Patrol: R. G. 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Subscriptions are for the calendar year of first joining and are renewed by invoice each January. Please pay promptly to ensure receiving Notornis and OSNZ news. Appltcarions for membership, changes of qddress, resignatwns and advice on non-delzvety of Notornis and OSNZ news should be sent tor- Membership Secretary, The Ornithological Society of N.Z. Inc., P.O. Box 35337, Browns Bay, Auckland 10. Exchanges and Library subscriptions should be sent to the Treasurer. Editorial matters ONLY should be sent to the Editor. [Registered with the GPO Gisborne as a publication] ISSN 0029-4470 CONTENTS HARPER, P. C. Feeding behaviour and other notes on 20 species of Procellariiformes at sea... KAUFMANN, G,, LAVERS, R. Observations of breeding behaviour of Spotless Crake (Poyzana tabuensis) and Marsh Crake (P. pwilla) at Pukepuke Lagoon . .. ... ... .. .. .. .. KAUFMANN, G. Swamp habitat use by Spotless Crakes'and Marsh Crakes at Pukepuke Lagoon... GILL, B. J. Notes on the birds, reptiles and mammals of Tongatapu and 'Eua (Tonga).. ;. DUMBELL, G. Trapping Brown Teal: A comparison of methods POWLESLAND, R. G. Seabirds found dead on N.Z. beaches in 1985, and a review of Pterodroma species recoveries since 1960... Short Notes MORRISON, K.'Welcome Swallows breeding near Te Anau . OLSEN, M. Petrels nesting in Tutamoe Range, Northland, 19 16-1923 McLEAN, I. G., DEAN, S., de HAMEL, R. Co-operative breeding in Brown Creeper?... .. .. .. .. .. .. BELLINGHAM, M. Red-crowned Parakeet on Burgess Island Notice . Printed by TE RAO PRESS LTD, Peel Street, Gisborne. REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES FAR NORTH: Vacant. NORTHLAND: D. E. Crockett, 21 McMiUan Ave., Kamo, Whangarei. Ph. 50-954. AUCKLAND: M. J. Eylor, 28 Awarua Crescent, W,Auckland 5. Ph. 549-234. SOUTH AUCKLAND: Anthea Goodwin, R.D.1, Clewdon. Ph. 2928-886. WAIKATO: Stella &we, 1 Corrin St., Hamilton. Pb. 435-199. BAY OF PLENTY: I? C. M. Latham, 72 Simpson Road, Papamoa Beach. Ph. 420-406. kranga. 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Sibson and E. G. Turbott $30.25 Frum M. Bishop, r2fmtngduru Road, R.D. 3, Hekw~Ile: Back numbers of 'Notornis': Parts of Vol. 1-25, $3.00 per %Is. 26-29, $5.00 per pan; Vpb. 50-34 $6 .W per part; algci 10% lor postage qdpacv~ rm I&). ons and bullet~ns(193 -1 421 %Z Library catalogue (1976 e&, 17 pp. rts, Nos. 8-14 55Q each G~%~%~dirio~1964, b A T. Edgar Amendments & Addmons 10 1670 Checkl~st. NOTORNPS is the journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Editor B. D. Heather: 10 Jocelyn Crescent SILVERSTREAM VOLUME 34 PART 3 SEPTEMBER, 1987 FEEDING BEHAVIOUR AND OTHER NOTES ON 20 SPECIES OF PROCELLARIIFORMES AT SEA By PETER C. HARPER ABSTRACT Between January 1965 and March 1967 4926 observations were made on 20 species of petrel feeding in the Southern Ocean from the research ship USNS Eltanin. Most observations were made at night while the ship was stopped on oceanographic research stations. Observations were made possible by bright decklights, following birds with the powerful bridge lights, or under moonlight. Eleven feeding methods were distinguished. Most common were surface seizing [49.1%: used by 14 species), dipping (25.2?/0: 9 species), and surface plunging jc.60;o: 6 species). Seven species foraged entirely at night, and five fed by day only. Food recorded was chiefly crustaceans and squid. The submergence time and prey-handling time for some species are also given. INTRODUCTION In the late 1960s and early 1970s the main trend of interest in seabirds was to identify seabirds, rather than to inquire what the birds were doing at sea. Times have changed. The last decade has seen a great interest in seabird diet and feeding methods (e.g. Ainley 1977, Croxall & Prince 1980, Prince 1980 a, b, Brown et al. 1981, Clark et al. 1981, Imber 1981, Morgan & Ritz 1982, Hunter 1983, Croxall et al. 1984, Green 1986). In a recent review, however, Croxall (1984) emphasised how few observations there are of Procellariiformes feeding, particularly under natural conditions, and especially to support the substantial circumstantial arguments that they do so extensively at night. Moreover, his statement that most petrels "probably catch their prey by 'surface seizing' is a brief but rather accurate summary of what is known on how petrels catch their food. The purpose of this paper is to provide details of observations deriving from eight Eltanin cruises in the Southern Ocean between 1965 and 1967, and in particular: 170 P. C HARPER NOTORNIS 34 1. To show that IJrocellariiformes can feed effectively at night both under natural conditions and on prey attracted to ships by lights; 2. To show that Procellariiformes can catch live squid, sometimes of considerable size; 3. To show the extent to which some species of Procellariiformes forage either by night or by day; and 4. To provide information on topics such as submergence time and prey handling time, rarely recorded for seabirds at sea. METHODS Figure 1 shows where Eltanzn cruised and the dates for each of the elght cruises while I was aboard. During the 363 day, 30 000 nautical mile journey, the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) was crossed 15 times. My main preoccupations at the time were to study prions (Harper 1972, 1980) and to gather information for an identification guide to the southern albatrosscs and petrels (Harper & Kinsky 1978:. My notes on the feeding behaviour of petrels were recorded incidentally. While Eltanin cruised at 9 knots between oceanographic stations, I made bird observations for most of the day from either the bridge or the helicopter deck some 15 m above the waterline. Birds were counted and observed within a 180° field of view in front of and behind the ship, providing a census strip about 0.8 km in width. In calm weather the bow and stern were good points from which to watch birds closely. I used 7x50 binoculars. The ship's position was plotted by satellite navigation. Air and sea surface temperature (SST), sea state, wind speed and direction, and ocean depth were all plotted hourly and were available in the form of data sheets. All times given below are local. The Eltanin frequently stopped for up to 30 h for oceanographic research. During this time, the ship was brilliantly lit up and various forms of plankton, including crustaceans, were attracted to her beacon-like decklights. On calm clear nights squid could be both seen and heard splashing and darting about after their prey. This activity also occurred when the ship was in darkness, and is presumably due to the well-known diurnal vertical migration of zooplankton to the sea's surface at night. I sometimes had excellent views of squid in the water and occasionally caught one on an unbaited line hung over the side of the ship. My attempts to catch them with a fine-meshed net were mostly unsuccessful. The krill sometimes proved a problem for the ship stopped on station, in that they blocked the three-foot square seawater intakes to the engines.
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