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have been told that no more specimens could be obtained, and Buller (I.e.) 

 says: "Very diligent search has been made on Stephen Island for further 

 specimens of the Island Wren, but without success, and there is too much 

 reason to fear that this species has almost immediately after its discovery 

 become extinct." 



Habitat : Stephen Island, a small, partly wooded islet, about a square 

 mile in extent, in Cook Strait. It is almost impossible that this bird has 

 only existed on Stephen Island. It must have been overlooked on d'Urville 

 Island or the " mainland," where it probably became extinct — through rats 

 and cats, and similar pests— long ago. 



