VOCAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOME N.Z. BIRDS 



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THOMAS HENRY POTTS. 

 Born iSrd November, 1824. Died 27th July, 1888. 



From the notes and observations I have made, I have no doubt 

 that birds breed here in every month of the year ; and according 

 to generally accepted opinion, therefore, we ought not at any 

 time to lose the music of the woods. But there are active agencies 

 at work which are quickly rendering whole districts comparatively 

 mute, and these will be presently touched upon. 



