The Naturalisation of Animals & Plants in New ZealandThe University Press, 1922 - 607 pages |
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Page 32
... Opossums , and needs only the regular care to combat moth , scale , scab , mildew , blight , dieback , fungus , leech , collar rot , birds , rabbits , picnickers Professor Flynn of Hobart states that even with the protection 32 MAMMALIA.
... Opossums , and needs only the regular care to combat moth , scale , scab , mildew , blight , dieback , fungus , leech , collar rot , birds , rabbits , picnickers Professor Flynn of Hobart states that even with the protection 32 MAMMALIA.
Page 84
... moth , known as the ' bogong ' or ' bugong ' ( Agrotis infusa ) , swarms in myriads in many places , and is , after the wings have been singed in a charcoal fire , used as an article of food by the aboriginals . These moths sometimes ...
... moth , known as the ' bogong ' or ' bugong ' ( Agrotis infusa ) , swarms in myriads in many places , and is , after the wings have been singed in a charcoal fire , used as an article of food by the aboriginals . These moths sometimes ...
Page 142
... moth against a lamp , tried to perch on the wire netting and was caught by the lighthouse men . I should be afraid to hazard a guess as to the hundreds of thousands that must have passed in a couple of hours ; but the stray birds which ...
... moth against a lamp , tried to perch on the wire netting and was caught by the lighthouse men . I should be afraid to hazard a guess as to the hundreds of thousands that must have passed in a couple of hours ; but the stray birds which ...
Page 151
... moth larvæ , mole crickets , ants , small flies , and occasionally grass - seeds . * Australian Magpie ; White - backed Crow - Shrike ( Gymnorhina leuconota ) The Canterbury Society liberated eight birds in 1864 ; four in 1866 , and 32 ...
... moth larvæ , mole crickets , ants , small flies , and occasionally grass - seeds . * Australian Magpie ; White - backed Crow - Shrike ( Gymnorhina leuconota ) The Canterbury Society liberated eight birds in 1864 ; four in 1866 , and 32 ...
Page 162
... moths , froghoppers , psyllids , thrips , aphids , black scale , and plant bug . During the fruit season there is not the slightest question that the Silver - eye does a very considerable amount of damage to orchards . By feeding on the ...
... moths , froghoppers , psyllids , thrips , aphids , black scale , and plant bug . During the fruit season there is not the slightest question that the Silver - eye does a very considerable amount of damage to orchards . By feeding on the ...
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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