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Journal of the Ornithological Society NOTORNIS Journal of the Ornithological Society . of New Zealand Volume 23 Part 1 March 1976 OFFICERS-*- 1975 - 76 President -Mr. B. D. BELL, Wildlife Service, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Private Bag, Wellington Acting Vice-president -Mrs J. B. HAMEL, 42 Ann Street, Roslyn, Dunedin Editor'- Mr. E. W. DAWSON, P.O. Box 41-002, ~astbourne Treasurer - Mr. H. W. M. HOGG, P.O. Box 3011, Dunedin Secretary - Mr. P. D. GAZE, P.O. Box,30466, Lower Hutt - Council .Members: Mr. F. H. BOYCE, 19 Marybank Road, Nelson Dr. P. C. BULL, 131 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt Mr. R. .W. JACKSON, 9 Kenrick Road, Rotorua Mr. F. C. KINSKY, National Museum, Private Bag, Wellin ton Mr. D. V. MERTON, Wildlife Service, Dept. of Internal ~ffairs. Private Bag, Wellington Mrs. S. M. REED, 4 Mamaku Street, Auckland 5 Mr. R. R. SUTTON, Lorneville Post Office, Invercargill ' Conveners and Organisers: Rare Birds Committee: Mr. F. C. KINSKY, National Museum, Private Bag, Wellington Beach Patrol: Mr. C. R. VEITCH, Wildlife Service, Dept. of Internal Affairs, P.O. Box 2220, Auckland Card Committee: Mr. B. D. BELL, Wildlife Service, Dept. of Internal Affairs, Wellington Field Investigation Committee: Mr. B. D. BELL - Librarian: MissdA. J. GOODWIN, R.D. 1, Clevedon Nest Records: Mr. D. E. CROCKETT, 21 McMillan Ave., Kamo, Whangarei Recording (including material for classifled sunqnarised notes) : Mr. A. T. EDGAR, Inlet Road, Kerikeri ~epresentativeon Member Bodies' Committee of Royal Society of N.Z.: Mr. B. D. BELL SUBSCRIPTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP Annual Subscription: Ordinary membership $6; Husband/Wife member- ship $9; Life membership $120 (age over 30); Junior member- ship (age under 20) $4.50; Family membership (one Notornis ar household) other members of a family living in one house- gold where one is already a member $3; Institutional subscrip- tions $10; overseas subscriptions 75 cents extra. Subscriptions are payable on a calendar year basis at the time of application for membership and on receipt of invoice .each January. Prompt payment of subscription will ensure continued receipt of Notornis. Applications for membership, changes of address and letters of resig- nation should be sent to the Treasurer. Editorial matters only should be addressed to the Editor. Exchanges and library subscriptions should be referred to the Treasurer. [Registered with POHQ, Wellington, as a magazine] CONTENTS .A Pacific Birds Issue . HOLYOAK. D . T . Records of waders in the Cook Islands ...... 1 DHONDT. A . Bird notes from the Kingdom of Tonga ...... 4 CLUNIE. F . A Fiji Paragrine (Falco peregrinus) in an urban- marine environment ...... ............ ...... ...... 8 DHONDT. A . Bird observations in Western Samoa ............ 29 MEDWAY. D . G . Extant types of New Zealand birds from Cook's Voyages - Part I: Historical. and the type paintings ...... 45 CLUNIE. F . The behaviour and nesting of Fiji white-breasted Woodswallows .................. ...... ...... ...... 61 Short Notes FRASER. R . Ducks' take-off ...... ...... ...... ............ 75 HAYES. F . N . Ducks Unlimited (N.Z.) Inc .................... 76 CLUNIE. F . Jungle Mynah " anting " with a millipede ...... 77 Letters SCARLETT. R . J . Extinct Rails ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 78 HOWELL. P . A . G . Morepork telemetry .................. 79 WATSON. G . E . Shuntov's " Seabirds " in translation ............ 80 Review WODZICKI. K . Birds of Tahiti. by Thibault & Rives ...... ...... 81 About our authors ...... ............ ...... ...... ............ 82 Notes & News ...... ................... ...... 3. 7. 43 & 83 Regional Representatives ........................ ...... ...... 84 The Society and its officers .................. ...... inside front cover Instructions for authors ............ ............ inside back cover * Printed by TE RAU PRESS LTD., Peel Street. Gisborne INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS INTENDING CONTRIBUTORS ARE ASKED TO REFER TO NOTORNIS 19 (1): 102-104, APRIL 1972, FOR FULL DETAILS CONCERNING THE PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS SUB- MITTED FOR PUBLICATION. Study these carefully and prepare your manuscript accordingly. Unless these requirements, briefly stated below, are followed, manuscripts will be returned. GENERAL - Let at least two other people read your manuscript before sending it in and heed their comments. Check that all editorial requirements have been met and that all pages, tables and figures have been included; wrap and pack securely (especially photographs) and send to: The Editor, Notornis, P.O. Box 41-002, Eastbourne. FORM - Two copies required, typed, double-spaced with wide margins, on heavy-weight paper. ABSTRACT - Provide up to about 150 words for any paper exceeding 1000 words. UNITS, CONVENTIONS - Use metric units for all measurements. Follow N.Z. Government Printing Office Style Book for other con- ventions. 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If fewer than six references are cited in Short Notes and Letters, they should be inserted in the text as follows: " Edgar (1975, Nototpis 22: 68) stated . ." or (Sibson 1974, Notornis 21: 305), (Serventy et al, 1971, Handbook of Australian Sea-birds: 73). ADDRESS - Full postal address of author to be given at end of paper. PROOFS - Supplied only on request or at Editor's discretion. They must be returned without delay. REPRINTS - Authors will get 25 free reprints (other than of Short Notes, etc.). Additional reprints may be ordered at cost directly from the printers, Te Rau Press Ltd, P.O. Box 945, Gisborne, after notification of acceptance of the manuscript. NOTORNIS is the journal of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand (Inc.) Editor: E. W. Dswson, P.O. BOX41-002, EASTBOURNE VOLUME 23 PART 1 MARCH, 1976 A PACIFIC BIRDS ISSUE RECORDS OF WADERS IN THE COOK ISLANDS By D. T. HOLYOAK In their useful paper on the birds of Penrhyn and Suwarrow, northern Cook Islafids, J. & A. Batham (1973) recorded " Asiatic Whimbrels h'umenius variegatus " from both islands. Whimbrel (N. phaeopus, of which variegatus is usually regarded as a subspecies) have not, hitherto, been recorded in the Cook Islands or elsewhere in southeast Polynesia, where they are replaced by the Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis). The Bathams do not list the latter species, although it is ccmmon in the northern Cook Islands. However, they comment that the call of the ' Whimbrel ' they saw approximated the local name of ' Keewee.' This strongly suggests that it was Bristle-thighed Curlew they saw, as that species has a ' keewee ' call whereas Whimbrel give a series of six or seven quick whistles. These authors also list Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) for Suwarrow. This species has not been definitely recorded from the Cook Islands, although it has been found in small numbers in American Samoa (Stickney 1943) and the Phoenix Islands (Clapp & Sibley 1967). Substantiation of their report, therefgre, seems desirable. During a visit to the Cook Islands from July to September 1973 the following wader species were identified: Lesser Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica Recorded on Rgkahanga, Manihiki, Pukapuka, Nassau, Suwarrow, Aitutaki, Manuae, Takutea, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke, Rarotonga and Mangaia; the Bathams record it on Penrhyn, and Burland (1964) recorded it on Palmerston. This is one of the commonest shorebirds of the region, second in abundance only to the Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus). Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola One seen on Manuae on 31 August 1973 is the first record for the Cook Islands. It was seen in company with Lesser Golden Plover, from which it differed in its larger size, grey upperparts with no 2 HOLYOAK NOTORNIS 23 yellow markings, white rump patch and white stripe at tip of wing, and black axillaries. This species has been recorded a few times in the Line Islands (Clapp & Sibley 1967), but has not yet been found in French Polynesia. Sanderling, Calidris alba Previously unrecorded in the Cook Islands. One was seen at Manihiki on 13 August 1973 and two cn Manuae on 1 September 1973; all diagnostic features were noted. Bristle-thighed Curlew, Numenius tahitiensis Recorded from Rakahanga, Manuae, Takutea, Mitiaro, Mauke and Rarotocga; local people told me that it occurs cn Penrhyn, Manihiki and Atiu; 29 were collected on Suwarrow in 1923 (Stickney 1943) and it was seen there in 1972 (R. Desforges, pers. comm.); Burland (1964) saw it cn Palmerston, and it, presumably, also occurs on Nassau, Aitutaki and Mangaia, although there are no records as yet. Usually cccurs in small groups, but several hundred were seen on Takutea on 3 September 1973. Wandering Tattler, H~feroscelusincanus Recorded on Rakahanga, Manihiki, Pukapuka, Nassau, Suwarrow, Manuae, Takutea, Atiu, Mitiaro, Mauke,
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