Among captive birds the bigger the bird the longer it lives. The peacock and the goose have long lives. The hen s short-lived—sixteen years at the most. None of the small birds has a long life. Larks probably live the longest. They hav/ been known to reach seventeen rears.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 278, 26 November 1935, Page 7
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