New Zealand Birds
Sir,—A recent report that the Canterbury Museum is at times uncomfortably overcrowded is, in itself, a well-deserved tribute to those responsible for its admirable amenities. Particular mention was made of the collection of New Zealand birds. By the standards of many other countries. notably England, the New Zealand stock of birds is now almost pathetically limited. One can only infer, judging by what one reads of former days, that many species must now be virtually extinct. One can travel for miles and see hardly any birds but predatory hawks and magpies; while a recent proposal, seriously mooted, that sparrows should be slaughtered wholesale by poison bodes ill for the preservation of bird-life in general. Surely there are various species that could with safety be introduced to lend colour and song and an abiding interest for naturelovers to the countryside.—Yours, etc., CURLEW. April 25, 1960.
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Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29189, 27 April 1960, Page 9
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