. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . , , ■. TSe,sl <l,Eoas ofZOSTEROPS LATERALISIn. cu hranch of Jjeplosp TWy Poj a N«st 0, Eggs a} SPHENCEACUS PUNCTATUS. 59 Note.—We have found eggs of the Warbler quite white, doubtless theproduce of young birds. As yet we have failed to observe any such distinctivefeatures, either in the structure or habits of these Warblers, that they shouldbe classed as separate species, under the names of flaviventris and adhere to assimilis, as is adopted in the collection in the CanterburyMuseum. No. 26.—Certhiparus Nov^e Zel

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. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute . , , ■. TSe,sl <l,Eoas ofZOSTEROPS LATERALISIn. cu hranch of Jjeplosp TWy Poj a N«st 0, Eggs a} SPHENCEACUS PUNCTATUS. 59 Note.—We have found eggs of the Warbler quite white, doubtless theproduce of young birds. As yet we have failed to observe any such distinctivefeatures, either in the structure or habits of these Warblers, that they shouldbe classed as separate species, under the names of flaviventris and adhere to assimilis, as is adopted in the collection in the CanterburyMuseum. No. 26.—Certhiparus Nov^e Zelandi^e, Creeper ; Brown Canary. Although this Creeper may be seen in almost every bush, from the coastto the distant Alpine Ranges, we have only once found its nest. This was inthe month of December, far above the Bangitata Gorge. The nest, containingthree young birds, was compactly built of moss, with a few feathers, placed ina Black-birch, betwee

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