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THIS little volume contains a reprint of a number of interesting papers contributed by the author from time to time to the New Zealand Country Journal. These chiefly relate to the ferns and birds of the country, but comprise also an account of a visit in 1878 to Hikurangi, where the Maoris were seen at home. In another paper a good account of the Kia (Nestor notabilis) is given. It would seem that it does not do much damage to the flocks of sheep except during periods of severe snow, when the parrots are deprived of their usual food. The work is evidently the result of a good deal of intelligent observation carried on over a number of years.
Out in the Open. A Budget of Scraps of Natural History gathered in New Zealand.
By T. H. Potts, F.L.S. (Christ Church, 1882.)
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Out in the Open. A Budget of Scraps of Natural History gathered in New Zealand . Nature 27, 172 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/027172b0
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