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It has since been found on Lake Ellesmere, in the South Island ; and the Canterbury Museum 

 contains several fine specimens from that locality. 



In Australia and Tasmania it appears to be thinly distributed, frequenting quiet reaches of 

 rivers (where the water runs slowly), bays and inlets of the sea, and freshwater lagoons. 



Mr. Gould states that " it is a very excellent diver, and gains much of its food beneath the 

 surface of the water, readily descending to the bottom in search of small mollusca, crustaceans, 

 insects, and aquatic plants." 



