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BIRDS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. 



their congeners, they hop in a free and lively manner 

 from bongh to bouofh, or from perch to perch. 



The oft-repeated fable of their killing sheep for the sake 



Fig. IG. — Thc Nt-stor Patrol. 



of eating the kidney fat dies hard, but has received no 

 reliable confirmation. In all probability the Kea was con- 



