THE SHINING CUCKOO.
HEARD IN WELLINGTON. Eaily on Sunday morning Mr. Johannes Andersen, librarian at the Turnbull Library, Wellington, heard the first call of the shining cuckoo near his home in Northland. This migratory bird usually arrives in New Zealand about the end of September or the beginning of October and leaves again about February. It is supposed to come from New Caledonia, New Guinea, or Queensland, but there is little definite information on the subject. Its flight is something to marvel at, as it must cover at least one thousand miles over the sea. No other migratory bird of the kind travels as far in a single stage, although flights between England and Norway over the North Sea, a distance of about 500 miles, are common.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20991, 30 September 1931, Page 10
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