THE WHITE HERON.
Lake Okarita, on the West Coast of the South Island, is a charming sanctuary only recently gazetted as such, and is the only known nesting place in New Zealand of the beautiful White Heron or Kotuku. Only about a dozen birds are to be found on the lake at present, but as they are jealously guarded by the nearest residents they should increase. Amongst the Maoris this bird is considered sacred, and that death quickly befals any person who kills one.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 17, 1 April 1929, Page 2
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84THE WHITE HERON. Forest and Bird, Issue 17, 1 April 1929, Page 2
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