nz stamps. 1935 pictorials. bird. tui. 1/-
This post is really just an excuse to put a link to the sound that this bird makes.
First, here is all the stamp stuff…
New Zealand, 1935 Pictorials. Issued on 1 May 1935. This issue was introduced to replace the George V definitives which had been on sale for nearly 20 years. A competition was held in 1931 to get designs for the series. Designers: J Fitzgerald, 1/2d, 4d; CH & RG Collins, 1d; M Matthews 1 1/2d; HW Young, 2d; LC Mitchell, 2 1/2 d, 3 d, 8d, 1/-, 3/-; RE Tripe & WJ Cooch, 5d; TI Archer, 6d; IF Calder, 9d, IH Jenkins, 2/-.
Printers: De La Rue & Co, then Waterlow & Sons, then the Government Printer.
Now the bird stuff…Tui are known for their noisy, unusual call, different for each individual, that combine bellbird-like notes with clicks, cackles, timber-like creaks and groans, and wheezing sounds. Songbirds have two voice boxes (syrinxes) and this is what enables them to perform such a myriad of vocalizations. With thanks to Animalia\ Tui – Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
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