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THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND 



The grey warbler, which is found in all parts of New Zealand, 

 is the object of much commiseration, and it is the principal victim 

 of the cuckoos' parasitical habits, described further on. In spite 



Grey Warbler. 



Chatham Island \^arbler. 



( Voy. Errbiis ,ni,( T.- 



of the injustice under which it labours, and the usurpation of 

 its nest, it maintains a very cheerful aspect. Fortunately, the 

 warbler is not of a worrying disposition, and it apparently does 

 not resent the ciickoos' intrusion. 



