QUAIL ON THREE KINGS
BELIEVED TO BE'NATIVE BIRD
(Special to "The Evenino Post") AUCKLAND, This Day.
Bird life on the Three Kings Islands is scarce, but there is now reason to believe that native quail, long believed to be extinct, exists there. This is the reason of the Government's proclamation of a sanctuary there for native and imported game.
The islands are rarely visited, and landing, except in fine weather, is difficult. It has long been' known that there are quail on the largest island. Beeent investigations have proved it is a New Zealanl bird, and not the Australian variety. New Zealand native quail is similar in size, but lighter in colour. In the early days of settlement native quail was plentiful in the tussock country of Canterbury, but it was wiped out by fires and shooting. The bird was also known in the Wairarapa country.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 51, 1 March 1930, Page 11
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146QUAIL ON THREE KINGS Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 51, 1 March 1930, Page 11
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