TUIS BRED IN CAPTIVITY.
During the late nesting season Tuis were successfully bred in captivity by Natives interested in bird preservation in Wellington district. The Tui is a difficult bird to keep in captivity, and an intimate knowledge of the bird’s food habits and no small amount of careful attention and work were necessary to achieve success. Tuis invariably die in an aviary from fits. Having successfully demonstrated that these birds could be bred, they were released.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 12, 1 April 1927, Page 8
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