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THRUSHES AND BLACKBIRDS CHALLENGED Aknroa is one oT the places where Juis do not take second place to starlings, thrushes and blackbirds. Usually ia high summer the descendants of the birds Avhich were brought from England many years ago do not sing, but tuis have joyful chants the whole year round. They have a habit of chortling while they are feasting on nectar or berries; it is a kinfl of perpetual thanksgiving for the good things of Mother Nature. In Akaroa the chiming of bellbirds can be heard through the long summer days. These concerts arc given mainly in plantations of man—numerous gardens and orchards. There are clumps of bush which may serve as occasional places of refuge for the native- birds, but their principal haunts* are the orchards and gardens.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 115, 26 January 1940, Page 6
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133TUI SUPREMACY Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 115, 26 January 1940, Page 6
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