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A bluish-black coloured bird, abo r the size of a pigeon, with soft plum age lighter in shade towards tn head, a long, sharp and slight*; hooked bill, a big wing-span for itsize, and webbed feet, was picked A the ot her day by a Mossburn reside a who sent it into the “News” office to identification. When he found '<m bird it seemed to be in a state c; exhaustion and he had no difficult; in getting it into a container to: transit. The bird proved to' be young Sooty Shearwater, oj- inutim find. the. plumage of which spec-' becomes greyer as they get older. 1 that the • recent gales wvi responsible for driving the., mutfi 1 bird so far from its natural hubita' Alter it had been identified it "'a released, but showed no dispositio fo fly. However, when placed 0 the water of the Estuary it■ rapid! swam away and was soon lost i

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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11947, 18 May 1933, Page 2

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Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11947, 18 May 1933, Page 2

Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11947, 18 May 1933, Page 2