. Animal life as affected by the natural conditions of existence. Animal ecology. 62 THE INFLUENCE OF INANIMATE SniSEOUNDINGS. brooks. A very interesting example is oflFered by the Kia— Nestor mirabilia—oi New Zealand ; it is allied to the parrots, and formerly fed on the juices of plants and flowers, but lately it has become accustomed to sipping the blood of newly slaughtered sheep ; and it is asserted that this bird, originally so harmless, has actually become a serious foe to the flocks of New Zealand by its constantly increasing love for the blood of sheep, for it even pecks and sips the
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. Animal life as affected by the natural conditions of existence. Animal ecology. 62 THE INFLUENCE OF INANIMATE SniSEOUNDINGS. brooks. A very interesting example is oflFered by the Kia— Nestor mirabilia—oi New Zealand ; it is allied to the parrots, and formerly fed on the juices of plants and flowers, but lately it has become accustomed to sipping the blood of newly slaughtered sheep ; and it is asserted that this bird, originally so harmless, has actually become a serious foe to the flocks of New Zealand by its constantly increasing love for the blood of sheep, for it even pecks and sips the most minute wounds on a living sheep, and so sets up an irritation which not unfrequently leads to the death of the animal. Dr. Philippi, the best knowii. Fig. Ifj.—Nestor mirnbilis, a New Zealand parrot. zoologist of the University of Santiago in Chili, has recently com- municated a still more remarkable case. Two horses on the estate of a certain Mr. Nicholas Paulsen, according to him, had for weeks indulged in the bad habit of eating every day some of the young pigeons and chickens in the poultry-yard. In the Zoological Institute of Wiirzburg, I have kept for six years a pair of fully grown and perfectly tame prairie dogs. The male, to which I gave the old-fashioned German name of Hans, diflers entirely in his tastes from the female, Gretel. She, in every respect an ornament to her sex, always gentle, unassuming, and aftectionate, but very timid too, prefers a vegetable diet fresh. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Semper, C. (Carl), 1832-1893. New York, D. Appleton