. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. m 'I f! !*:i 218 While nt liberty in it it Hits rapidly ahoi'it the hraiiil THE roii bird. s iiiitivc! laiiil it \H roin(irka1)lo for its tl H' rcccs, iscs 1)1" (I iicwiy (i]i('11(m1 flower, jiiid 'iniek, restless nctivity as ,^ liere iiml then; lit a stray iiiseet, diviiijr ,, 'â¢ifiimally utteriiifr its slirill sliarp whistle. -,,....â,â iiâ,.âiy ,,,â.â,Mi iiâwer, JUKI eoutimiajly utteriiifr its shrill shar nu-li one nt the lar^e -mup of or Honey-eaters, the i'o
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. m 'I f! !*:i 218 While nt liberty in it it Hits rapidly ahoi'it the hraiiil THE roii bird. s iiiitivc! laiiil it \H roin(irka1)lo for its tl H' rcccs, iscs 1)1" (I iicwiy (i]i('11(m1 flower, jiiid 'iniek, restless nctivity as ,^ liere iiml then; lit a stray iiiseet, diviiijr ,, 'â¢ifiimally utteriiifr its slirill sliarp whistle. -,,....â,â iiâ,.âiy ,,,â.â,Mi iiâwer, JUKI eoutimiajly utteriiifr its shrill shar nu-li one nt the lar^e -mup of or Honey-eaters, the i'oe llird upon honey than upon insects, which it discovers with' -reat shari)ness ..f itel feeds 1 vision and I' los in a ]iurtieuhirly adroit manner. It will also feed upon and soinutinies varies its diet Ity truits. In New Zealand it is oft killed for the sak(' of its II which is said to he very del and well llav featl onred, its 1 en rsh, it'iitn leautifiil niford tl: lers and inteicstiu'r eharact I'l' MiK no safeguard agmns. le voracity of hunj^ry New Zealand th ,ers dtl lltllol 'h, to 1 lori'ow exjm'ssion of Dr. Hennctt Avhen speaking' of the nautilus, such delinqneney is enough to |ait any scienl'ic naturalist into a i(n-er. lli The rrenrral colour of the Poii rd is a very doeji metallic mccn H-commg lilack lu certain linhts, and 1 lavuiLj a (leitided lironze ilectiou in others. The hack is deep brown, also with a liroiizo reflection, and upon the shoulders lliere is a patch of pure white. On the back of the neck the leathers are loii;.^ and hnieet- sliaped, each feather haviuo' a very narrow white streak along its centre. From each side of the ucck depends a tuft of snowy curl niL' downy featliers, spreading in fan- like fashion from their 1 This creature is called the Tars )ilSCS, PUK liinU.âI;âit!icmwhm . Zcdmuh,,' â SOU Bu'd because these white tufts are thought to bear some resciu- blance to the absurd parallelo- grams of white lawn that a
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