xvi CONTENTS 



CHAPTEE XXXIII. 



ACCLIMATISATION CENTRES AND MIGRATION ROUTES. 



Age of enthusiasm game preservation and democracy acclimatisation a doubtful success 

 areas of liberation Tutira the waist of a sand-glass lines of light the highway 

 of man ........... 321 



CHAPTEE XXXIV. 



THE INVASION FROM THE SOUTH. 



Arrivals noted by writer liberation of vermin solitary goldfinch solitary minah 

 emancipation of species greenfinch and yellow-hammer game-birds hares weasels 

 starlings rabbits rooks ........ 328 



CHAPTEE XXXV. 



THE INVASION FROM THE NORTH. 



Auckland Acclimatisation Society trek of sparrow New Zealand in the 'sixties the 

 sparrow in Hawke's Bay blackbird and thrush migration chaffinch and redpole 

 the bumble-beearrivals from Wairoa ....... 340 



CHAPTEE XXXVI. 



DOMESTIC ANIMALS "WILD." 



Horses, cattle, and pig of little importance to station story of " Tommy " " wild " dogs 

 instinct and intelligence in collies cats " bushrangers " in Opouahi limestone 

 ravines melanism possible solution rapidity in change of colour . . . 351 



CHAPTEE XXXVII. 



RECONSIDERATIONS. 



Arrival of sparrow and wax-eye compared futures unshackled by past surviving traces 

 of seasonal impulse general trend of migration no settlement whilst leaders advance 

 congestion leadership uncoveted sex of pioneers scouting .... 363 



CHAPTEE XXXVIII. 



VICISSITUDES, 



Apology for seeming egotism sociology of station life land policy of New Zealand 

 government Royal Commission visits station recommendations raising the mana 

 of Tutira necessity for increase of flock utilisation of trough of run outbreak of 

 war subdivision of run advice to readers concluding remarks . . . 382 



