THE STORY OF THE KEA 267 



As may be readily imagined, the kea has 

 for long had a price set on his head, and kea 

 hunting was taken up as a profession that, for 

 a time, yielded a fair profit. It is not likely, 

 however, that the species will be exterminated 

 for many a day, if ever. Vast tracts of wild 

 and inaccessible country will probably for long 

 afford a sanctuary to a remnant. 



