108 A Colony, of Birds. 



warblers, riflemen, creepers (rare), maori hens, fantails, tomtits, 

 and pigeons. It was a harvest of rarities. Kiwis are there 

 because the feed is good. We found great worms over 4ft. 

 in length; the longest one I measured was 4ft. loin." 



[The above interesting cutting — from a Sydney paper 

 for January, 191 6 — by Mr. R. Colton, having received it from 

 a friend in N.S. Wales.— Ed. "B.N."] 



