. Birds of the water, wood & waste . WOOD AND WASTE 151 and appearing unconcernedly on the nestsedge with moth or daddj^-long-legs. Unlike the Warbler, Waxeye, and Fan-tail, where the percentage of destruction,both of eggs and young, is very great,perhaps, indeed, one-third, the Fern Birdseems to suffer no great loss. The nest isexcellently concealed, and its site veryunattractive to vermin, both on account ofthe saw-toothed sedge and the wet surround-ings. The bird itself is too small to beworth the pursuit of Harriers; and Wekas,without great difficulty, could not obtainfooting on the stiff,
. Birds of the water, wood & waste . WOOD AND WASTE 151 and appearing unconcernedly on the nestsedge with moth or daddj^-long-legs. Unlike the Warbler, Waxeye, and Fan-tail, where the percentage of destruction,both of eggs and young, is very great,perhaps, indeed, one-third, the Fern Birdseems to suffer no great loss. The nest isexcellently concealed, and its site veryunattractive to vermin, both on account ofthe saw-toothed sedge and the wet surround-ings. The bird itself is too small to beworth the pursuit of Harriers; and Wekas,without great difficulty, could not obtainfooting on the stiff, bristling clumps where-in the nest is hid. The Morepork at night,even should he discover the nest, wouldbe kept off, too, by the same harsh fact, the Fern Bird is likely to survive,for he can obtain sustenance even in themost arid and barren lands, neither doesa low temperature affect him unfavourably,for I have noticed the bird fully twothousand feet above sea level. His metallicclick, click, is likeh^ therefore, long to
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