KOOKABURRAS IN DOMINION
Answering a question whether there were kookaburras in New Zealand, Mr L.' W. McCaskill, "of Christchurch, stated that the kookaburra, or laughing Jackass, was introduced to New Zealand at various times between 1865 and 1880, but the only success was with those taken to Kawau Island by Sir George Grey. Some years later the birds crossed to the. mainland, where they/ also established themselves successfully. They might be found, Mr McCaskill said, in various pljces along the east coast from Devonport to
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24737, 14 October 1941, Page 6
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85KOOKABURRAS IN DOMINION Otago Daily Times, Issue 24737, 14 October 1941, Page 6
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