10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIED SHAG»
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New Zealand Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide
Largest is the pied shag or karuhiruhi (Pvarius), a mainly coastal bird found
mostly in northern North Island and northwest, northeast and southwest South
Island. It is basically black above and white below, with a dark line running down
the ...
2
Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide
Other names: Pied Shag, used by Latham (1801); Large Pied Cormorant,
arguably more useful in the Australian context; Black and White Shag, used by
the 'Colonists of Western Australia' according to Gould (1848); Yellow-face
Cormorant or ...
Jeannie Gray, Ian Fraser, 2013
3
New Zealand Māori Word Encyclopedia
mfipunga / pipua Phalacrocorax melanoleucos, little pied shag kawau teotoo /
pohotca / knwau ... sulcirostris, little black shag kawau tui Phalacrocorax varius,
pied shag aroarotw Philesternus carunculatus , saddleback pfirourou / tieke ...
4
The Animals of New Zealand: An Account of the Dominion's ...
The pied shag is the common coast shag of the North Island, but it is not so
common in the south. It is, however, by no means confined to the coast, as it may
be found far away in the interior. Like the black shag, it builds in various localities,
...
Frederick Wollaston Hutton, James Drummond, 2011
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A General History of Birds
PIED SHAG. Pelecanus varius, Ind. Orn. ii. 890. Gm. Lin. i. 57(5. Pied Shag, Gen.
Syn. vi. 605. Cook's Voy. i. 151. LENGTH two feet six inches. Bill four inches and
an half, formed as in the Shag, the top dusky, the rest of it, and bare space about
...
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The Cyclopædia: Or, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, ...
VARIUS; Pied Shag. Brown, beneath white; rump, wings, and rounded tail black;
eye-brows pale; area of the It inhabits New Zealand; two feet and a half long; it
builds in trees; the eggs are of a pale greenish-white. CmRATUs; Tusted Shag.
7
An Encyclopedia of Natural History
... Aramus, 275 I'ictus, 1 'iscoglossus, 44 Pictus, Lycaon, 73 Piculets, 354
Picumninae, 364 PicumDUs, 354 Picus martius, 354 Piddocks, The, 627 Pied
flrcatcher, 372 Pied hornbill, 339 Pied kingfisher, 336 Pied shag, 300 Pied
sparrow-hawk, ...
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New Zealand's North Island
... in the Marlborough Sounds, on the Otago and Banks peninsulas, and around
Auckland), the pied shag (black and white in color, same locations as the spotted
shag), and the Stewart Island shag (found between Otago and Stewart Island).
9
Tramping in New Zealand
Other species of cormorant in New Zealand include the pied shag (karuhiruhi),
the little black shag and the little shag (kawaupaka). The little black shag is
distinguished from the immature little shag by its long narrow bill. The Stewart
Island ...
10
Captain Frigate and the Pirate Birds
The Black Shag (Black Cormorant) Phalacrocorax carbo novaehollandiae The
Pied Shag (Pied Cormorant) Phalacrocorax varius varius Copyright © 2013 by
Rita Montgomery. 700429-MONT ISBN: Softcover 978-1-4836-2341-2.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIED SHAG»
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pied shag is used in the context of the following news items.
Anthonie Tonnon
Pied Shag. Best combination of air and water abilities, and I like that they still hang out around city harbours. Are you more likely to put SUGAR ... «Undertheradar, Feb 15»
Fossil discovery sheds light on unknown bird
Australornis lovei was about the size of a pied shag, and had similarities to two species from the late Cretaceous (about 70 million years ago) ... «The Press, Jan 14»
Wellington Zoo caring for ZEALANDIA Kiwi Chick
We've also cared for Kaka, Kakariki, Kereru, Hihi, Saddlebacks, Tui, Bellbirds, Tuatara, a New Zealand Falcon, a Pied Shag, a Shining ... «Scoop.co.nz, Nov 13»
Wellington: In search of the Kiwi
It's a great tourist attraction for young and old, providing the opportunity to see birds such as the pied shag (karuhiruhi) and insects including the ... «New Zealand Herald, Nov 12»
Call for fish donations
Volunteer Corina Hooper looks after the pied shag colony on the banks of the Tamaki River and supplies the Green Bay Bird Rescue Hospital ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jul 12»
Gully would displace rare birds and plants
The 27 species of birds found in the Gully area include three threatened species - bush falcon, kaka, and pied shag - and two at risk species, ... «The Dominion Post, Feb 12»
Bird gets a chopper ride
But instead of becoming roadkill the pied shag became the first bird to be airlifted back to the Bird Rescue Hospital in Green Bay. The bird is ... «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Jan 12»
Injured shag saved by family
The injured pied shag was about to die in Sandy Bay, Port Charles, before it was rescued by the Davis family who paid $2000 to fly it to Green ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jan 12»
Call for river boaties to take it slow
TAKE CARE: Bird Rescue volunteer Corina Hooper wants boaties to be aware of the pied shag colony on the Tamaki River. «Auckland stuff.co.nz, Nov 11»
Oil washes ashore in New Zealand
BRETT GARTRELL, WILDLIFE CENTRE DIRECTOR: We didn't know he was a pied shag because he was black all over. So 100 per cent ... «ABC Online, Oct 11»
