. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . and before the victor in an encounter couldbe induced to leave his panting adversary. On one occasion,two were taken by hand whilst fighting on a lawn, and, like apair of naughty boys, were carried into the house; on beingreleased out of doors, hostilities were immediatelv liegun again. The White-breasted Tit.—]\[iro-miro. Petroeca the last, but with less white on the quills, and jnire white onthe breast and abdomen. Eye black. Length of the wing, in.; NEW ZEALAND WOOD ROBINS 81 of the tarsu
. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . and before the victor in an encounter couldbe induced to leave his panting adversary. On one occasion,two were taken by hand whilst fighting on a lawn, and, like apair of naughty boys, were carried into the house; on beingreleased out of doors, hostilities were immediatelv liegun again. The White-breasted Tit.—]\[iro-miro. Petroeca the last, but with less white on the quills, and jnire white onthe breast and abdomen. Eye black. Length of the wing, in.; NEW ZEALAND WOOD ROBINS 81 of the tarsus, in. Egg—White, speckled with brownish , in. North Island of New Zealand. The North Island species may be seen in the ranges, and onsome of the islands. These beautiful birds favour the hop about on low branches, with wings slightly drooping,and taiLs erect, while they utter a sweet whistle of one note, like*chee, the male, however, sometimes giving the tive female, being of a retiring disposition, is not seen so oftenas the Nest of White-breasted Tit. They feed on insects and larvae, and do much good indestroying large numbers of the former. They have been knownto carry to their nests insects over an inch long. Both birds build their nest together, using moss, spiderwebs,and rotten wood, and lining the inside with the down of seedstaken from flowers. In October the female lays three or foureggs, and both birds breed and rear the young twice a year. As the young are full grown in the beginning of December,the parents then leave them. The nest is flattened in the forkof a tree, and the site selected is generally in very thick scrub. New Zealand Wood Robins. Genus considerably shorter than the wing, square at the primary about equal to the secondaries; tip of the wing 82 THE ANIMALS OP NEW ZEALAND formed by the fourth to the sixth primaries. Feet large, thetarsus longer than the outer toe with claw. K
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