Under the heading of “The Vandal at Work,” a pamphlet issued New Zealand Native Birds’ Perfection Society, states: On a beautiful little beach in Patterson’s Inlet, Stewart Island, recently a picnic party was preparing for lunch. A tui sang its beautiful liquid notes from the top of a blossoming rata tree under which the ladies were spreading the cloth for lunch. The ,hilly was just on the boil and the sun shining brightly. Suddenly a shot rang out, and the poor little tui fell dead, actually on the spread tablecloth. Little wonder some of the girls shed unavailing tears, while the vandal stood not far away, evidently proud of his work, knowing full well that an avenging caretaker was on the island to protect the birds.
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Waipa Post, Volume XXIV, Issue 1639, 9 May 1925, Page 4
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