“COLLECTING” MUST CEASE.
No Need For It.
Even the famous Sir Walter Buller, who was a nature-lover, felt more thrill in “collecting” rare birds than he did in their songs or other charm. He shot a pair of mated huias while they were caressing each other with their beaks. If a great Buller would commit that crime (which he himself confessed in one of his books), what would not some of the comparatively “small fry” do? Buller killed specimens of nearly all species of native birds, skinned them, and examined the bodies and skeletons in all manner of ways. He did the job carefully, and recorded the results of his observations in English and Latin for the wide world to read. New Zealand’s birds have also been overhauled by other scientists. There is nothing new to be learned about their beaks, tails, wings, bones and general structure. Why, then, is it necessary to have any further collecting of skins and skeletons ?
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Forest and Bird, Issue 33, 1 June 1934, Page 15
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161“COLLECTING” MUST CEASE. Forest and Bird, Issue 33, 1 June 1934, Page 15
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