Pale Baywing

This subtly handsome finch is unique in its range; warm sandy brown with bright pink and silver flashes in the wings. Sexes are similar, but the male boasts a restricted black mask extending from the front of the eye to the base of the stout charcoal-black bill, which the female lacks. Not restricted to deserts but generally does prefer dry, open areas in middle to high altitude regions. Frequents villages, towns, and even cities. Gives a tumbling series of random-sounding notes, usually with a rather hoarse, buzzy quality. Calls include “chip” and “chink” notes and buzzy wheezes.

Medium-sized bulky penguin with a bulbous red bill and a dash of stiff orange “hair.” Disappointingly, named for the resemblance of its spiffy, “fashionable” crest to the hairstyle of fashionable youth, or “macaronis”, and not for the pasta-sauce-orange color of the crest itself. Similar to Southern Rockhopper Penguin, but note Macaroni’s larger size, much more heavy build, chunkier bill, and a droopier, more orange, crest. Breeds in noisy colonies on rocky islands, across a wide area of the Subantarctic and the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

A small green songbird with a decurved bill, a striking yellow ear patch, a white moustache line, and extensively streaked yellow underparts. Juveniles less well marked below, lacking the yellow ear patch. Singles, pairs, or small groups inhabit forest and forest edge, mainly in foothills, less abundant in lowlands. Differs from Streak-breasted Honeyeater in yellow background coloration to underparts, thin moustachial line, and lack of a white throat. Song includes a variety of melodious, bubbling notes with an oriole-like quality. Call is a short, buzzing “zirt,” repeated frequently.