MAORI MEMORIES
A DYING RACE. [ I Recorded by of Palmerston North, for the* “Times-A"e.”) The laughing owl <Whek.au) and the Ruru (sheltered i are now rarely heard at night, their bush shelter having been destroyed. The Ruru or Morepork was a danger to caged birds at dusk. He would dart at a canary and snap ;ts head oil through the wire of the cage. Ihe Tui alone of all our native birds is the best known and most popular of all that survive the coming of the white man. Tire wanton destruction of the honey (lowers is the main cause of the dying races of honey lovers. The increasing demand for Muka <fibre) and planting flax (harakekei will have no effect, because when th” leaves are cut the flower stalks are not developed. We naturally think the name "Par-' son bird" was given because of its ex-; act resemblance to the clergyman's ! white choker; but many say the Maori I wag:: were the first to name it "The
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 April 1940, Page 10
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