30 GARDEN AND AVIARY BIRDS. 
addition of a few insects. Moreover, in addition to its 
beauty, the Harewa has the recommendation of being a 
songster, with great powers of mimicry; Mr. Rutledge 
told me he knew of one which could render the song 
of the Nightingale perfectly. There is one drawback, 
however, to this lovely bird, and that is its very savage 
temper in some cases. In the wild stage Mr. Baker has 
seen two of these birds fight to death, and another 
couple defy law and order by hustling a King-Crow, of all 
birds! And in confinement it is difficult to get two to 
live together ; while some specimens are perfectly impos- 
sible companions for other small birds, savagely driving 
them about and not allowing them to feed. Many 
individuals, however, are quite peaceable with other birds, 
and a true pair will live together in harmony. 
