MAR. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 483

Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22. — Protection of Native Birds.

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 13th March, 1936.

THE public are earnestly requested to assist in preserving for posterity the native birds of New Zealand.

Under the Animals Protection and Game Act, 1921-22, it is illegal for any person to take or kill any protected birds, or have in possession the skins, feathers, or eggs of any such birds, without the consent of the Minister of Internal Affairs.

It is also illegal for any person to rob or destroy the nest of any bird to which the Act applies.

Every person who offends against such provisions is liable to a fine of £25 for every such offence.

NATIVE GAME.

Native game can only be shot during the open season, and then only such kinds of native game as are specified in the annual shooting-season warrants.

The following is a list of native game :—

Duck—
Grey duck.
Shoveller.
Paradise duck.
Godwit or curlew.
Pukeko.

ABSOLUTELY PROTECTED BIRDS.

The following is a list of the absolutely protected birds :—

Albatross—
Black-browed mollymawk (Thalassarche melanophrys).
Bounty Island mollymawk (Thalassogeron cauta).
Campbell Island mollymawk (Thalassogeron chrysostomus).
Chatham Island mollymawk (Thalassarche eremita).
Royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora).
Snares Island mollymawk (Thalassarche bulleri).
Sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata, P. Fusca).
Wandering albatross (toroa) (Diomedea exulans).
Yellow-nosed mollymawk (Thalassogeron chlororhynchus).
Australian tree-swallow (Petrochelidon nigricans).
Avocet (Recurvirostra novaehollandiae).

Bell-bird, or mocky (korimako) (Anthornis melanura).
Auckland Island bell-bird (Anthornis melanura incolorata).
Chatham Island bell-bird (Anthornis melanoccephala).
Bittern (matuku-hurepo) (Botaurus poeciloptilus).
Little bittern (kiorki) (Ixobrychus minutus).

Canary—
Bush canary (mohua) (Mohua ochrocephala).
White-head canary (popokotea) (Certhiparus albicollis).
Creeper (South Island) (pipipi, toitoi) (Finschia novaesealandiae).

Crow—
North Island crow (kokako) (Callaeas wilsoni).
South Island crow (kokako) (Callaeas cinerea).

Cuckoo (Family Cuculidae)—
Long-tailed cuckoo (koekoea) (Urodynamis taitiensis).
Shining cuckoo (pipiwharauroa) (Chalcococcyx lucidus).

Dottrel—
Banded dottrel (Cirripedesmus bicinctus).
New Zealand dottrel (Orthodromus obscurus).

Duck—
Auckland Island duck (Nesonetta aucklandica).
Blue or mountain duck (whio) (Hymenoloeumus malacorhynchus).
Brown duck (Elaemoneita chlorotis).
Black teal (Fuligula novaeseelandiae).
Grey teal (Nettion castaneum).
Eastern golden plover (Charadrius dominicus).

Fantail—
Black fantail (tiwakawaka) (Rhipidura fuliginosa).
Chatham Island pied fantail (Rhipidura flabellifera penita).
Pied fantail (tiwakawaka) (Rhipidura flabellifera).

Fern-bird (matata)—
Chatham Island fern-bird (Bowdleria rufescens).
Mainland species (Bowdleria punctata and Bowdleria fulva).
Snares Island fern-bird (Bowdleria punctata caudata).

Gannet—
Gannet (takapu) (Sula serrator).
Masked gannet (Sula dactylatra).

Grebe—
Crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus).
Little grebe, or dabchick (totokipio) (Poliocephalus ruficeps).

Gull—
Black-billed gull (Larus bulleri).
Red-billed gull (tarapunga) (Larus scopulinus).

Heron—
Blue heron (matuku) (Demigretta sacra).
Nankeen night-heron (Nycticorax caledonicus).
White-fronted heron (matuku-moana) (Notophoyz novae-hollandiae).
White heron (kotuku) (Herodias alba).

Hua (Heteralocha acutirostris).

Kaka—
Brown kaka (Nestor occidentalis).
Kaka (Nestor meridionalis).

Kakapo (ground-parrot) (Strigops habroptilus).
Kingfisher (kotare) (Halcyon vagans).

Kiwi—
Brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli).
Great spotted kiwi (roaroa) (Apteryx haasti).
Grey kiwi (Apteryx oweni).
Spotted kiwi (Apteryx occidentalis).
Southern kiwi (roa) (Apteryx australis).
Stewart Island kiwi (Apteryx australis lawryi).

Knot (Tringa canutus).

Magpie (Australian)—
Black-backed magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen).
White-backed magpie (Gymnorhina leuconota).

Martin (Chelidon urbica).

Owl—
Laughing-owl (whekaa) (Sceloglaux albifacies).
Morepork (ruru, koukou) (Ninox novaeseelandiae).
Rufous-faced owl (North Island) (Sceloglaux albifacies rufifacies).

Oyster-catcher, or redbill—
Black oyster-catcher, or redbill (torea) (Haematopus niger).
Pied oyster-catcher, or redbill (torea) (Haematopus ostralegus).

Parrakeet—
Antipodes Island parrakeet (Cyanorhamphus unicolor).
Auckland Island parrakeet (Cyanorhamphus novaeseelandiae aucklandicus).
Chatham Island parrakeet (Cyanorhamphus auriceps forbesi).
Kermadec Island parrakeet (Cyanorhamphus novaeseelandiae cyanurus).
Orange-fronted parrakeet (Cyanorhamphus malherbei).
Red-fronted parrakeet (kakariki) (Cyanorhamphus novaeseelandiae).
Yellow-fronted parrakeet (Cyanorhamphus auriceps).

Parson-bird (tui) (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae).

Penguin—
Big crested penguin (Eudyptes chrysocromus sclateri).
Blue penguin (korora) (Eudyptula minor).
Campbell Island crested penguin (Eudyptes chrysocromus filholi).
Crested penguin (tawaki) (Eudyptes chrysocromus pachyrhynchus).
King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonica).
Rock-hopper penguin (Pygoscelis papua).
Royal penguin (Eudyptes schegeli).
Tufted penguin (Eudyptes chrysocromus).
White-flippered penguin (Eudyptula albisignata).
Yellow-eyed penguin (hoiho or hoihoi) (Megadyptes antipodum).

Petrel—
Black petrel (toanui) (Procellaria parkinsoni).
Black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta melanogaster).
Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma externa).
Black-winged petrel (Cookilaria nigripennis).
Blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea).
Brown petrel (Priofinus cinereus).
Cape pigeon (Daphon capensis).
Chatham Island petrel (Cookilaria axillaris).
Cook’s petrel (titi) (Cookilaria cooki).
Diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix).
Grey-backed storm petrel (Garrodia nereis).
Grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma macroptera).
Giant petrel, or nelly (Macronectes gigantea).
Kermadec Island mutton-bird (Pterodroma neglecta).
Rainbird (Pterodroma inexpectata).
Silver-grey petrel (Prionella antarctica).
Whale-bird (Prion vittatus).
Whale-bird (whioia) (Prion desolatus and Prion turtur).
White-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis).
White-faced storm petrel (Pelagodroma marina).
White-headed petrel (Pterodroma lessoni).
Wilson’s storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus).

Pigeon (kereru) (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae).
Chatham Island pigeon (Hemiphaga chathamensis).

Pipit (pihoihoi, ground-lark) (Anthus novaeseelandiae)—
Antipodes Island pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae steindachneri).
Auckland Island pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae aucklandicus).
Chatham Island pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae chathamen-sis).