. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . in holes in the ground on theislands in Hauraki G-ulf and Bay of Plenty, the holes being nearthe bottom of the cliffs. The eggs are laid in July to sea this bird is solitary and wild, never coming near a vessel;and on the wing it looks like a large swift. The White-headed Petrel. Q^strclata lessoni. Back and tail grey. Wings black. Head and under surface white,with a black line through the eye. Length of the wing, 12 inches; ofthe tarsus, inch. Egg— inches in length. Southern Ocean. This
. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . in holes in the ground on theislands in Hauraki G-ulf and Bay of Plenty, the holes being nearthe bottom of the cliffs. The eggs are laid in July to sea this bird is solitary and wild, never coming near a vessel;and on the wing it looks like a large swift. The White-headed Petrel. Q^strclata lessoni. Back and tail grey. Wings black. Head and under surface white,with a black line through the eye. Length of the wing, 12 inches; ofthe tarsus, inch. Egg— inches in length. Southern Ocean. This bird breeds in holes on the Antipodes Island. Eggs arelaid in January. It is solitary and Avild, like the grey-facedpetrel. THE BLACK-CAPPED PETREL 257 The Black-winged Petrel. Q^strelata nigrijjeiinis. Upper surface slaty grey, the crown mottled with black. Foreheadand spot over the eye white. Under surface white, the sides of thebreast slaty grey. Under surface of the wings white, with a dark brownborder. Length of the wing, inches; of the tarsus, inch. Grey-faced Petrel. (After Smith.) The Black-Capped Petrel. Q^strelata cervicalls. Upper surface greyish black. The crown of the head and nape, rustyblack. Under surface and front, white. Tarsi and basal part of thefeet, yellow; the tips black. Length of the wing, inches; of thetarsus, inch. Egg— inches in length. Kermadec Islands. This petrel arrives about the end of September, and remainsuntil the end of June. It is one of the last petrels to leave theIslands. It is solitary in its habits, and very seldom can twonests be found in the same locality. Its breeding-place is usuallynear the mountain-top, in some dark gully filled with palms and 258 THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND tree-ferns, and generally its burrow is made at the foot of thelatter. It is altogether nocturnal in its habits, and rarely leavesits burrow in the daytime, and therefore it is not seen at sea.
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