TALKS ON BIRDS

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 1, 20 July 1928, Page 3

TALKS ON BIRDS

POPULAR FEATURE FROM 2YA, Ni of the most popular talks put over the air from 2YA is unquestionably that given at regular intervals by Mr. Johannes C, Andersen on behalf of the Native Birds Protection Sacitty. This talk is eagerly awaited by & number of nature lovers, and we have had several letters from country readers advising that the whole family, including the children, makes a point of waiting up for Mr. Andersen’s talk on New Zealand birds. In these talks Mr. Andersen has displayed a wonderfully comprehensive knowledge of his subject, and an intimate acquaintance with the habits of our feathered friends, His tauk on the "Tui" on Thursday evening lust was particularly interesting, and it showed the immense pains that Mr. Andersen has been at over a number of years fo gather his knowledge. It was a surprise to many to learn that 2Ir. Andersen had noted not less than nearly two hundred different ‘songs of the tui. In the course of-his talk, Mr. Andersen imitated some of these notes and was particularly interesting when he recounted the story of the duet between a bellbird and a tui. ‘Next week’s talk will be upon the bell‘bird, |