Mar. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 423

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

Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 15th March, 1939.

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 :—

Black swan (except in Chatham Islands County).

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 (Thalassogerou cauta).
Campbell Island mollymawk (Thalassogerou 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 (Thalassogerou chlororhynchus).

Australian tree-swallow (Petrochelidon nigricans).

Avocet (Recurvirostra nova-hollandiae).

Ball-bird, or moeky (korimako) (Anthornis melanura).
Auckland Island bell-bird (Anthornis melanura incolorata).
Chatham Island bell-bird (Anthornis melanopephala).
Bittern (matuku-hurepo) (Botaurus poeciloptilus).
Little bittern (kioriki) (Ixobrychus minutus).

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

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

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

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

Duck—
Auckland Island duck (Nesoneita aucklandica).
Blue or mountain duck (whio) (Hymenoloeus malacorhynchus).
Brown duck (Elasmonetta chlorotis).
Black teal (Fuligula novae-zealandiae).
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 rufipectus).

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

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

Huia (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 haastii).
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 (whckau) (Sceloglaux albifacies).
Morepork (ruru, koukou) (Ninox novae-zealandiae).
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).

Parakeet—
Antipodes Island parakeet (Cyanorhamphus unicolor).
Auckland Island parakeet (Cyanorhamphus novae-zealandiae aucklandicus).
Chatham Island parakeet (Cyanorhamphus auriceps forbesi).
Kermadec Island parakeet (Cyanorhamphus novae-zealandiae cyanurus).
Orange-fronted parakeet (Cyanorhamphus malherbii).
Red-fronted parakeet (kakariki) (Cyanorhamphus novae-zealandiae).
Yellow-fronted parakeet (Cyanorhamphus auriceps).

Parson-bird (tui) (Prosthemadera novae-zealandiae).

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

Petrel—
Black petrel (toanui) (Procellaria parkinsoni).
Black-bellied storm petrel (Fregetta melanogaster).
Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma externa).
Black-winged petrel (Cookilaria nigrípennis).
Blue petrel (Halobaena caerulea).
Brown petrel (Priofinus cinereus).
Cape pigeon (Daption capensis).
Chatham Island petrel (Cookilaria australis).
Cook's petrel (titi) (Cookilaria cooki).
Diving petrel (Pelecanoides urinatria).
Grey-backed storm petrel (Fregetta nereis).
Grey-faced petrel (Pterodroma macroptera).
Giant petrel, or nelly (Macronectes gigantea).
Kermadec Island mutton-bird (Pterodroma neglecta).
Rainbird (Pterodroma inexpectata).
Silver-grey petrel (Procellaria antarctica).
Whale-bird (Prion vittatus).
Whale-bird (whiroia) (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 novae-zealandiae).
Chatham Island pigeon (Hemiphaga chathamensis).

Pipit (pīhoihoi, ground-lark) (Anthus novae-zealandiae)—
Antipodes Island pipit (Anthus novae-zealandiae steindachneri).
Auckland Island pipit (Anthus novae-zealandiae aucklandicus).
Chatham Island pipit (Anthus novae-zealandiae chathamensis).