It is not often that the pokcho, the longlegged, queer-looking swamp bird, is to bo seen in Taranaki nowadays. Twenty-five years ago these birds were numerous in almost every swamp. A few days ago three fine specimens were seen in a paddock near a swamp on the outskirts of New Plymouth. Special art portrait of Lady Maui Pomare, the wife of the now Minister of Health. The July number of the Ladies' Mirror now on sale. —Advt.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18906, 5 July 1923, Page 7
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77Page 7 Advertisements Column 5 Otago Daily Times, Issue 18906, 5 July 1923, Page 7
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