TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



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THE KEA COUNTRY 17 



DESCRIPTION 28 



HAUNTS AND HABITS 35 



NESTING 46 



AT PLAY 60 



EARLY RECORDS 72 



THE SHEEP KILLER 83 



GETTING INTO BAD HABITS 97 



KIDNEY THEORY 106 



TIME OF ATTACK 113 



THE DAMAGE DONE 116 



KEA HUNTING 123 



DISTRIBUTION 135 



ADDRESSES OF CORRESPONDENTS .... 145 



LITERATURE 148 



MAP 150 



