The Naturalisation of Animals & Plants in New ZealandThe University Press, 1922 - 607 pages |
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... Canterbury Society . A Christchurch newspaper dated April , 1870 , says : The merit of the introduction into Canterbury province of the brush- kangaroo of Tasmania is due to Captain Thomson , and from the thriving condition of those in ...
... Canterbury Society . A Christchurch newspaper dated April , 1870 , says : The merit of the introduction into Canterbury province of the brush- kangaroo of Tasmania is due to Captain Thomson , and from the thriving condition of those in ...
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... Canterbury Society received a pair of kangaroos from the Rev. R. R. Bradley in 1866 , and in 1868 a single large specimen from Sir George Grey . The Society's Report for 1872 states that there were " about 15 " in the gardens , but no ...
... Canterbury Society received a pair of kangaroos from the Rev. R. R. Bradley in 1866 , and in 1868 a single large specimen from Sir George Grey . The Society's Report for 1872 states that there were " about 15 " in the gardens , but no ...
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... Society obtained 19 black Tasmanian opossums ( T. fuliginosus ) , and liberated them on the ranges behind Paraparaumu . In 1895 the Otago Society obtained ... Canterbury , West Coast of South Island , Nelson , Wellington and Gisborne ...
... Society obtained 19 black Tasmanian opossums ( T. fuliginosus ) , and liberated them on the ranges behind Paraparaumu . In 1895 the Otago Society obtained ... Canterbury , West Coast of South Island , Nelson , Wellington and Gisborne ...
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... Canterbury Society introduced two of these animals in 1867 , but do not seem to have liberated them . Family DASYURIDÆ Australian Native Cat ( Dasyurus viverrimus ) In 1868 the Canterbury Society received ... Society obtained some ...
... Canterbury Society introduced two of these animals in 1867 , but do not seem to have liberated them . Family DASYURIDÆ Australian Native Cat ( Dasyurus viverrimus ) In 1868 the Canterbury Society received ... Society obtained some ...
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... Christchurch ) ; record spread 50 inches ( J. Faulks , Makarora ) ; and record points 20 ( J. Fraser , Mount Aspiring ) ; “ and I think a 20 - pointer was got in the Makarora . " In 1895 the Otago Society obtained two fine stags from ...
... Christchurch ) ; record spread 50 inches ( J. Faulks , Makarora ) ; and record points 20 ( J. Fraser , Mount Aspiring ) ; “ and I think a 20 - pointer was got in the Makarora . " In 1895 the Otago Society obtained two fine stags from ...
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abundant Acclimatisation Society Agricultural Department animals appear Ashburton attacked Auckland district Auckland Society introduced Australia Bay of Islands beetle birds breeding brown trout bush Canterbury Society received Chatham Islands Christchurch common cultivated deer destroyed distributed dogs Dunedin early eggs Family fish flowers fruit further record garden escape hatched Hatchery Hawke's Bay Hokitika Hooker's list imported increase insect Invercargill Lake land large number larvæ Linn Manual Maori Maskell moth native naturalised Nelson Society North Island occurring opossums Otago Society pest pheasants Philpott pigs plants ponds probably Queen Charlotte Sound rabbits rats recorded by Kirk recorded in Hooker's reported River salmon says season seeds seen sheep shipment shipped Society liberated South Southland Southland Society sparrows spawning species specimens spread starlings Stewart Island stoats streams taken Taranaki Tasmania trees W. W. Smith Waikato Waitaki Wanganui waste places weasels weed Wellington Society Whangarei wild young Zealand