. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . IMr. W. W. Smith insome interesting information he supplies in respect to thischarming songster of the forest. He states that, for several years,he has frequently visited the Alford Forest and Mount Somersbush, in Canterbur>% and Peel Forest and the Albury bush, in THE CHATHAM ISLAND BELL-BIRD 119 South Canterbury, aud on each visit he has found that thespecies is increasing. When he stayed at Windwood, MountSomers, he found both adult and young inhabiting the warmwooded of the Gawler Downs in go
. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . IMr. W. W. Smith insome interesting information he supplies in respect to thischarming songster of the forest. He states that, for several years,he has frequently visited the Alford Forest and Mount Somersbush, in Canterbur>% and Peel Forest and the Albury bush, in THE CHATHAM ISLAND BELL-BIRD 119 South Canterbury, aud on each visit he has found that thespecies is increasing. When he stayed at Windwood, MountSomers, he found both adult and young inhabiting the warmwooded of the Gawler Downs in good numbers. AtAlbury, bell-birds were seen in considerable numbers. Twice hewas on the top of Rocky Peninsula at daybreak, listening to thewaking melody of the birds echoing across the gorge from theopposite bush. On both occasions the morning was serene andbeautiful, and the mingling of the songs of numerous birds withthe soft murmur of the river far below presented to him one ofthose enchanting scenes in bird life daily realised by ornitholo-gists out in the open in New Nest of Chatham Island Bell-bird. The Chatham Island Bell-bird. AntJiorids the last species but larger. In the male the head is steel black,and the neck, breast, and upper tail coverts are tinged with —Pink, sparingly spotted and blotched at the larger end withchestnut; length, 1 in. Length of the wing, ; of the tarsus, in. Chatham Islands. The Chatham Islands have a bell-bird of their own. Its noteis said to be much richer and fuller than that of the NewZealand species. It begins to breed in October. The nest is 120 • THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND composed of grass and feathers, and is coarsely constructed. Thefemale, as a rule, lays three eggs. Suh-order a simple vocal apparatus. Family not notched at the end; no mouth bristles. Tail veryshort, of ten feathers. Tarsi booted. New Zealand only. Key to the Genera. 1. Tarsi one inch
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