Thought to be extinct, this rare, flightless bird — seen in Ohakune during the Ruapehu Jaycees Spring Parade — must surely be a prime candidate for the endangered wildlife classification. Since it bears some resemblance to a local Post Office telephone technician it is probably a forerunner of the postal carrier pidgeon which was phased out when the Ohakune telephone exchange went automatic earlier this year.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 2, Issue 15, 11 September 1984, Page 4
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64Thought to be extinct, this rare, flightless bird — seen in Ohakune during the Ruapehu Jaycees Spring Parade — must surely be a prime candidate for the endangered wildlife classification. Since it bears some resemblance to a local Post Office telephone technician it is probably a forerunner of the postal carrier pidgeon which was phased out when the Ohakune telephone exchange went automatic earlier this year. Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 2, Issue 15, 11 September 1984, Page 4
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