LORD HOWE ISLAND
'AN ENGLISH ZOOLOGIST'S DISCOVERIES. By Teletrrapli—Prees Association—Copyright Sydney, July 27.' Professor Laurie, tho English zoologist, has returned from a visit to Lord ■ Howo Island. Ho states that tho is-land-is a sanctuary for the "mountain mutton bird, the tamest wild bird in the world. He discovered many scientific novelties, including a new species of land shell, unknown'in other parts of the world. His study of animals suggests New Zealand affinities, and this, coupled with the fact that tho ocean between the island. and Now Zealand v ie shallower than between New Zealand and Australia, causes him to believe that tho Dominion and the island onco formed part of'a great Continent.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2213, 28 July 1914, Page 5
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112LORD HOWE ISLAND Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2213, 28 July 1914, Page 5
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