Birds of the Chatham Islands
By Hilary Aikman and Colin Miskelly, 116pp limpbound, Department of Conservation, PO Box 5086, Wellington 2004, RRP$24.95. Officers of the Department of Conservation who have specialised in the wildlife of the Chatham Islands here present a straight-forward guide to 72
birds, along with notes on their conservation. The islands are notable not only for popularly known rarities such as the taiko and the black robin, but for a whole range of subspecies and species similar to mainland birds which have evolved there. The New Zealand pigeon appears here as the Chatham Islands pigeon or parea, a larger bird with a tiny population. There are local pipit and oystercatcher, tui and grey warbler too, plus a raft of rare and endangered seabirds. Every bird appears in colour photographs and, while the printing quality varies, the illustrations are functional. Anyone going to the Chathams will use and enjoy this book, available to Forest and Bird members at a mere $15, if buying direct from DoC.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 314, 1 November 2004, Page 46
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