The Naturalisation of Animals & Plants in New ZealandThe University Press, 1922 - 607 pages |
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Page 78
... beetles . * Black Rat ( Mus rattus ; Epimys rattus ) It is impossible to say when the black rat first came to New Zealand , but it probably arrived with some of the first ships which came to the country . I have already suggested that ...
... beetles . * Black Rat ( Mus rattus ; Epimys rattus ) It is impossible to say when the black rat first came to New Zealand , but it probably arrived with some of the first ships which came to the country . I have already suggested that ...
Page 120
... beetles and plant bugs . The acting Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game in Victoria says : " Their food consists of weed - seeds and insects . One of their favourite foods in Southern Victoria is the black seed of the spear grass ...
... beetles and plant bugs . The acting Chief Inspector of Fisheries and Game in Victoria says : " Their food consists of weed - seeds and insects . One of their favourite foods in Southern Victoria is the black seed of the spear grass ...
Page 138
... ( beetles , grasshoppers , etc. ) , centipedes and spiders . Family STRIGIDÆ Many of the species of small birds introduced by the acclimatisa- tion societies to cope with insects , increased themselves to such an extent as to become a ...
... ( beetles , grasshoppers , etc. ) , centipedes and spiders . Family STRIGIDÆ Many of the species of small birds introduced by the acclimatisa- tion societies to cope with insects , increased themselves to such an extent as to become a ...
Page 139
... beetles . It is stated that they do not shun the daylight , but may often be seen sitting at the entrance to their burrows enjoying the sun . Mr W. H. Gates also reports them ( April , 1916 ) as heard occasionally at Skippers . Mr Henry ...
... beetles . It is stated that they do not shun the daylight , but may often be seen sitting at the entrance to their burrows enjoying the sun . Mr W. H. Gates also reports them ( April , 1916 ) as heard occasionally at Skippers . Mr Henry ...
Page 216
... beetles ) , mollusca , crayfish and other crustacea . In many streams , and these are the streams which have lasted out best as fishing streams , there were also countless shoals of minnows , smelts and other fish . At first the growth ...
... beetles ) , mollusca , crayfish and other crustacea . In many streams , and these are the streams which have lasted out best as fishing streams , there were also countless shoals of minnows , smelts and other fish . At first the growth ...
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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