SEABIRDS MATING
Many thousands of the graceful seabirds popularly known as "black caps" nre at present mating on Pararaki, the most seaward of the three islets under Paritutu, near New Plymouth. Every spring they crowd on to its precipitous southern side, not flying much, but sitting so closely packed that they completely cover the ground. "It was a wonderful sight, just a living mass of white," said a New Plymouth man who visited the locality. "It will be a great attraction for visitors to Paritutu Centennial- Park, but it should be emphasised that these pretty birds are protected and that their chosen grounds are a sanctuary." The birds customarily stay on the islet about, six weeks, after which they move to Lion Pock, westward of' the breakwater, to lay their eggs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23770, 25 September 1940, Page 5
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