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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 94, 4 April 1934, Page 2

In the past two weeks four shining cuckoos and a quail hawk—both species are migratory—have visited the garden of Mrs Walter Beck in Selwyn road, Napier. The first pair of shining cuckoos came about a fortnight ago, the beautiful peacock sheen of their backs and their striped breasts bringing a charming note into the garden. They were followed by a further pair, and later by a quail hawk. This bird has a dull-brown head, much bigger than the common hawk's, and brown-fawn feathers On its back. Mrs Beck referred to a text hook dealing with indigenous and migratory birds in New Zealand, and found that visitations from these two species are rare in Naote».