Mr. Bluecoat of the Marsh - The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 8, Issue 7 (November 1, 1933)

Content Partner: Victoria University of Wellington. It is amazing to find Acclimatisation Societies and other bodies which should know better, such as farmers' associations, every now and again demanding the slaughter of the beautiful and harmless pukeko. The latest charge against the pukeko is that it eats duck eggs. Considering that the wild duck and the pukeko have existed peacefully alongside...