The Naturalisation of Animals & Plants in New ZealandThe University Press, 1922 - 607 pages |
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... Island . Cook also landed two goats , a male and a female , on the east side of the Sound , but there is reason to ... North Island . On the following day he once more entered Queen Charlotte Sound , and waited till the 25th for his ...
... Island . Cook also landed two goats , a male and a female , on the east side of the Sound , but there is reason to ... North Island . On the following day he once more entered Queen Charlotte Sound , and waited till the 25th for his ...
Page 34
... island " of Motuaru . The North Island wild pigs , which are also abundant in nearly all wild country from Cook Strait to North Cape , are largely the progeny of animals given to the natives in later years . Governor King ( of New South ...
... island " of Motuaru . The North Island wild pigs , which are also abundant in nearly all wild country from Cook Strait to North Cape , are largely the progeny of animals given to the natives in later years . Governor King ( of New South ...
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... North Island it is stated that Fuchsia is the principal food of the deer in spring and summer , but that in winter they take to Koromiko ( Veronica salici- folia ) and other shrubs . Probably they eat the majority of the native shrubs ...
... North Island it is stated that Fuchsia is the principal food of the deer in spring and summer , but that in winter they take to Koromiko ( Veronica salici- folia ) and other shrubs . Probably they eat the majority of the native shrubs ...
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... North Island ; and in 1909 five at Dusky Sound in the South Island . No reports have as yet been received regarding either of these experiments . * Sambur Deer or Sambar ( Cervus unicolor ) In 1875 the Auckland Society received a buck ...
... North Island ; and in 1909 five at Dusky Sound in the South Island . No reports have as yet been received regarding either of these experiments . * Sambur Deer or Sambar ( Cervus unicolor ) In 1875 the Auckland Society received a buck ...
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... Island , especially at its northern end , it can hardly explain those found in the North Island . It is more likely that they are descended from escaped animals ; they are now abundant in many parts of New Zealand . Mr F. G. Gibbs tells ...
... Island , especially at its northern end , it can hardly explain those found in the North Island . It is more likely that they are descended from escaped animals ; they are now abundant in many parts of New Zealand . Mr F. G. Gibbs tells ...
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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