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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 5, Issue 235, 30 November 1861, Page 3

Imported Bibds into Auckiand.— A late Gazette records the introduction into our island of three additional game birds and animals, namely the Grey IVancolin (Franeolinus ClamatorJ, the Cape Coney (BLyrax CapensisJ, and the Mountain Goose (Anas MontanaJ, all from the Cape of Good Hope. This welcome addition to our culi-« nary resources has been brought about by the ever watchful care of His Excellency Sir George Grey for the good of his fellow beings, and we are glad that the name of one of the birds will aptly recall in future times that of its introducer. The Grey Francoline, nine in number, have been turned loose in the Domain ; the Coneys are on Rangitoto, as we understand they delight, like their congenors of Holy Writ, in stoney places ; the Geese are still in His Excellency's possession, aa they are known to breed well in confinement, and their progeny will be suffered to fly when able to take care of themselves. We learn that His Excellency has brought with him a number of tortoises, which are said to be excellent eating, and to be capable of being made into soup rivalling that produced from the marine species. We hope that this attempt to introduce these new creatures will not be frustrated by their wanton and careless destruction. If left to breed for a few years they will form a pleasant and delicious addition to our bill of fare, which is certainly limited enough at present. We Lave carefully enquired of a gentleman conversant with them in their native haunts and we learn that they may easily be distinguished, even on the wing, from the game of this country : — the Francolins by their cry, grey colour, and rounded tails, and the wild geese by the large white and dark green patches on their wings ; as for the conies, they are like rabbits or enormous rats, and as yet only exist on Ifcangitoto. The tortoises are too marked and unlike anything we have here to be mistaken ; they have been placed on Motutapu. — New Zealander. A Simpliß Cube fob Coens.— Muriate of ammonia applied with saliva to a corn that lias been pared a little will remove it entirely. A correspondent says : — " I send you a receipt which, in my own case, I have found satisfactory*and efficacious. It has answered equally well with others who have tried the remedy. The remedy is, if the corn be between the toes, the insertion of a .pledget of cotton wool ; if on the toes, it will of course require wrapping round the toe. A Yankee is a Shlpwbeck. — Mr. Taylor, of Cohoes, one of the rescued passengers on board the Central America, states that he was in the water about ten hours, and after floating on a plank with another man, a New Yorker, for about five hours with scarcely a hope remaining of being picked up, bis companion addressed him in the following query, in the most nonchalant tone,' " Well, Taylor, where are you going to put up tonight?" CsrNoiiNE. — A thrifty housewife remarked, a few days ago, that an iron hoop was wanting on a tub she had placed to catch rain water. All the servants were questioned, but no clue could be found. Next Sunday was the cook's monthly holiday, and as she was leaving the house her mistress noted with surprise the peculiar bulk of her dress. The cook blushed and faltered, which induced her mistress to lay. her hand on the unusual protuberance, when, lo and behold ! cook had transformed the rusty hoop into crinoline. A Hint to Mediohte-Taebbs. — If any persona who are obltged to take offensive medicine would first take a bit of alum into the mouth, they could then take the medicine with as much ease as though, it were as much sugar.