804 Transactiotis. 



and flourish without doing injury to any one. The most suit- 

 able islands, as far as 1 can ascertain, arc the Aucklands, which 

 lie *ninety miles south-by-west from the most southerly point 

 of Stewart Island. There would be very little chance of the birds 

 returning to the mainknd ; and though the hills only rise to a 

 height of about 2,000 ft., there seems to be enough forest and 

 high country to make a very satisfactory reserve for these in- 

 teresting parrots. 



In concluding I should like to take this opportunity f)f 

 thanking all those who have so willingly helped me in my in- 

 vestigations. I am specially indebted to Dr. L. Cockayne, 

 who has helped me with many valuable suggestions, and also 

 to those who have given me their actual experiences with Iceas. 

 for I know that without their co-operation this paper could 

 never have been written. — 



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