A Remarkable Bird.
Some amusing remarks concerning the kea were made by Mr A. P. Harper in Wellington, when addressing a meeting of climbing and tramping enthusiasts on pioneering in the Southern Alps (says the “ Post”). ‘‘You can tell a man about the kea and he will think you are a liar,” said Mr Harper, “ but after he has seen it you can tell him any sort of lie about the bird and he will believe you.” A tremendous amount of controversy had been aroused all over New Zealand by the agitation to have the bonus taken off keas, but he was glad that the move had proved successful and that a bonus was no longer paid on the destruction of the birds. Mr Harper related several interesting stories about various birds which he had met with on his excursions into the Alps in the nineties.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20340, 25 June 1934, Page 6
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146A Remarkable Bird. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20340, 25 June 1934, Page 6
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