THE BRITISH BULLFINCH.
POTENTIALITIES FOR : MISCHD3F. *■ ■' "'•■ ''■•:. . • ■■.• • .-■'•'" '.';-■■ ""..- -'-' '■..: "-"■ [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] . . ; Wellington, - Wednesday.,' " Orchardists, on guard,". is the exhortation of a Wellington citizen who knows the character of the British bullfinch, described as "the tiger of the garden." Several male birds have been seen v in ''Wellington, but only as prisoners. ; They are much prized as pets, because they are handsome and melodious. * They have a range of five notes, and can be taught to whistle ?\ remarkably. Therefore, v people are tempted to import" such songsters, as well as hen birds to breed in captivity. If this is done, and a few. pairs'gain liberty, the fruitgrower will have another devastating enemy. The bullfinch is said to be not only a voracious plunderer,* but a vandal that finds delight in destruction. It attacks fruit in the bud, and makes sad havoc with its; short, strong beak. In England the feathered marauders have become so greedy thatapple trees have to be screened in some districts.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15296, 8 May 1913, Page 8
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162THE BRITISH BULLFINCH. New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15296, 8 May 1913, Page 8
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