JOURNAL AND PROCEEDINGS. 25 
No to ta 
I Kie roro 
Te whare pa rua 
E ronga 
E ronga 
E Kai 
Ari nui 
Ari roa.” 
Thus, on and on, apparently making it up as he goes along, poet 
and musician, all in one, seldom repeating. You have in the Tui a 
genuine songster, and he is as full of fun as he is of song. These 
birds will mount high in the air in parties of five or six in fine 
weather, indulging there in sportive flight, turning, twisting, throwing 
THE TUI. 
somersaults, dropping from lofty heights with expanded wings and 
tail. High in the air he will sometimes close his wings and sustain 
himself for a few moments with a very rapid movement of his tail, 
allowing himself to drop slowly to a lower level, when, all at once, as 
if prearranged, the flock will dart downward in the thick forest and 
are seen no more for the day. 
