Habitat Islands and the Preservation of New Zealand's AvifaunaFootnote^*

* Appreciation is extended to the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board and to the New Zealand‐United States Educational Foundation for their generous support of the primary author's field research in New Zealand; also to the Department of Geography at the University of Auckland, especially its cartographic staff, for their material assistance with the project, and to various personnel of the New Zealand Department of Conservation and the Auckland Regional Council for their insightful information and suggestions.

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