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Norfolk Island ... the birds

by Margaret Christian

2005. Green Eyes Publications, Norfolk Island

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A Comparative Atlas of Bird Distribution in the Norfolk Island Group, 1978-2005

by Margaret Christian, Peter Coyne, Richard Holdaway, John Smith

Available mid-2010, published by the Fauna & Flora Society of Norfolk Island

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Secondhand Books

New Zealand Bird Portraits

by M. F. Soper

1963   Whitcombe & Tombs

NZ$30.00

A pioneer work in New Zealand bird photography. Includes many original observations on the ecology and behaviour of species such as the bittern whose breeding is still little-known in New Zealand, and others, including the rock wren and yellowhead, which have declined significantly since the 1960s

 

 

 

More New Zealand Bird Portraits

by M. F. Soper

1965   Whitcombe & Tombs

NZ$30.00

A second collection, including marine birds

In Search of Birds in New Zealand: How and Where to Find Them

by Ross McKenzie

1972  A.H. & A.W. Reed

$35.00

A compilation by one of New Zealand's best-known and active amateur ornithologists. This is not only a much-sought-after guide, but also an archive of important sites, many of which no longer exist