The value of the work done by the first Checklist Committee in elucidating the problems of the nomenclature of New Zealand birds, and furnishing a handy key to their distribution was inestimable. Such was the demand for the first CHECKLIST OF NEW ZEALAND BIRDS published in 1953 that within a few years it was virtually unobtainable. This prompted various workers in ornithology and allied disciplines to demand either a new printing or a revised edition of the list.

The scope of this ANNOTATED CHECKLIST closely resembles that of the original CHECKLIST (1953), the arrangement and format of which has in general been retained. In many instances the actual wording has not been changed. New species on the New Zealand list have been included, and changes in the distribution of indigenous and self-introduced species, as well as additional records of stragglers and rarer species, have been added.

- from the introduction.

This copy also contains the booklet: AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO THE 1970 ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND - supplement published 1980.

Published by A.H. and A.W. Reed for the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Inc., 1970.
Very good secondhand condition, though the dusk-jacket is shelf-worn and has a faded spine.