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Further reading on the subject of storm petrels in the New Zealand region and the New Zealand storm petrel:

Bourne, W.R.P.; Jouanin, C. 2004. The origin of specimens of the New Zealand storm petrel (Pealeornis maoriana Mathews, 1932). Notornis 51: 57-58.
Brooke, M de 2004. Albatrosses and Petrels across the World. Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Enticott, J.; Tipling, D. 1997. Seabirds of the world. London, New Holland Publishers. 
Flood, B. 2003. The New Zealand storm petrel is not extinct. Birding World 16: 479-483.
Gaskin, C. P.; Baird, K. A. 2005. Observations of black and white storm petrels in the Hauraki Gulf, November 2003 to June 2005; Were they of New Zealand storm petrels? Notornis 52: 181-194
Heather, B.D.; Robertson, H.A. 2005. The field guide to the birds of New Zealand. Auckland, Viking.
Kinghorn, J.R.; Cayley, N.W. 1922. On the status of several species belonging to the two genera, Fregetta Bp. and Fregorttornis Mathews. The Emu XX11: 80-97
Lockley, R.M. 1983. The flight of the storm petrel. Devon, David & Charles.
Marchant, S.; Higgins, P.J. 1990. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds. Volume 1, Part A: Ratites to petrels. Melbourne, Oxford University Press.
Murphy, R.C.; Snyder, J.P. 1952. The “pealea” phenomenon and other notes on storm petrels. American Museum Novitates 1596: 1-15.
Oliver, W.R.B. 1955. New Zealand birds. 2nd edition. Wellington, Reed.
Reid, T.A.; Hindell, M.A.; Eades, D.W.; Newman, M. 2002. Seabird atlas of south-eastern Australian waters. Birds Australia Monograph 4. Melbourne, Birds Australia.
Sandager, F. 1890. Observations on the Mokohinou Islands and the birds which visit them. Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute (1889) 22: 286-294.
Saville, S.; Stephenson, B.; Southey, I. 2003. A possible sighting of an ‘extinct’ bird – the New Zealand storm petrel. Birding World 16: 173-175.
Shirihai, H. 2002. A complete guide to Antarctic wildlife. Helsinki. Alula Press.
Taylor, G.A. 2000. Action plan for seabird conservation in New Zealand: Parts A and B. Department of Conservation, Wellington. Threatened Species Occasional Publications Nos 16 & 17
Warham, J 1990. The Petrels, Their Ecology and Breeding Systems. London, Academic Press
Worthy, T.H. 2000. Two late-Glacial avifaunas from eastern North Island, New Zealand – Te Aute Swamp and Wheturau Quarry. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 30: 1-26.

See also articles by Chris Gaskin and Karen Baird

 

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