NIGHTINGALES
Mount Eden Residents Hear Songs ACCLIMATISATION SUCCESS Mount Eden residents heard nightingales singing last evening. They are believed to be two of the four—the first introduced in New Zealand—liberated in a clump of native bush at Tamaki on Christmas Day, 1927. The birds were heard at St. Heliers last summer. Their surprise performance last evening quickly attracted attention. The singing in the dusk lasted for an hour. Nightingales are migratory by nature, but Auckland’s acquisitions may have remained in the district because of the absence of harsh weather during winter. The songsters were located on the property of Mr. Robert S. Abel, Pentland Avenue. Vegetation is abundant in the locality; sections of the district have an English appearance. Mr. Abel was familiar with the singing of nightingales when he lived in Chatham, England, 49 years ago. He easily distinguished the acclimatised birds. Mr. Angus Wilson brought the birds to New Zealand and English people have made regular inquiries concerning the result of the attempt at acclimatisation.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 801, 23 October 1929, Page 18
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167NIGHTINGALES Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 801, 23 October 1929, Page 18
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