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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 315, 14 January 1908, Page 4

A -trance tinitor to Now Zealand was discovered on the hillside at stoiu-, L'auteibuiy. \ l»ini about the t'mt oi a email pigeon and of the l'rwellaria genu-* -wing weary and evidently considerably exhausted --wais picked up aud taken home. J In- bird, which would be nwrc ea-ily w»»gni?ed hy the term "petrel,' ha-s taken tpiite kindly to ii~> ikhv lii*'. lM»iii» jjow in tlx* <>f a rn-idi'iii oi Hunarti. and recovering strength .-wink on a (Mi diet. When it i-» considered that, although thi-> -jieeic* of bird ifl the ino.-t strictly «.H-eani<- of *vabird-. thi- particular stranger niii«t have traversed roine tiWW-odd miles from natural habitat—the .Mai dive J-daiwU—its presence in Xew Zealand h ■snlticiently remarkable to bo chronieled. Another euriou* feature with thi* bird that while posseting webbed feet, in captivity it ha* acquired th* habit of clambering u\> wire-netting with tlk* facility and manner of a parrot.

i During the holiday- Mr. Klarkhurn. of i Wa»*:anui. had a rather unpleasant experience whiUi out with camera -ear'hin» fur iiiu>n.>«tin£ \ww-i to photograph in the neighborhood of Kuapehu. He left Pipiriki Hou-e «»ii the Thursday before NVw Year*> J>ay in company *vith the *<nt »>f the mana«r<T of t]i<» hou*e. The Itoy returned after an absence of a day an<l a-lialf, during which time h* had l*vn without f<>od, hut ;ir .Mr. J?Jaekbiiro did not return an attempt was made to per-uade the Maori-* to search for him. Tlii-*, however, they declined to do. but Mr. Daljrell. Surveyor, proceeded in the direction Mr. lilackhurn wa« -tipjh»-''d to Have Takvn, and came upon trae*'- of the !o-t photographer in <»t hi- «-oat and vest. The vest ront;i"n»»d p \i»ily-oninea watch which il wax st> >\m, Mi IMackhurn carried with him. imt km »i..n»»y remained in lhi* \it t iiT'iiinr spjircli Mr. T)alj/r.l u.i- u'u.irl-'.! )»y di-covorinpr Mr. lil,i(M.urn in a -i.ne .►»" exhaustion some twenty mi!.-- fi..in Pipiriki Ifome. Mr lil.nkhimi hid discarded lii-; (tr.M and vM. he had >tm-k to hi* ••.unvk.t. !!»• had Im i n *>nt from Tlmr--«Jay ti !r Vi'nrdav without t«M.d. ].ut afNw a feu '!i v-' rc-» wan«»!»»• thr w»>r-e f<T lii- adwritur . Wlu-n tin* Maori* learned that p.ikeln" wa<r- in -eardi of th.» inr-j-iiii? man. nlK.ut twenty of them nl-n *fart.-d t«» loot for him. hut the ennr"pal;*tu" beat tliem in their queet. ■ i ■ '