The birds of Australia, supplement /.
London :Printed by Taylor and Francis ... published by the author ...,[1851]-1869..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48517317
The birds of Norfolk & Lord Howe Islands and the Australasian South Polar quadrant :
London :H.F. & G. Witherby,1928.
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58795259
Description: The South Island robin is a familiar bird to those who venture into the South Island back-country. It occurs in forest and scrub habitats, where it spends much time foraging on the ground, and can be recognised by its erect stance and relatively long legs. Date: 5 January 2005, 16:11. Source: South Island Bush Robin.NZ. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location44° 44′ 03.47″ S, 168° 23′ 44.48″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-44.734296; 168.395690.
Description: The South Island robin is a familiar bird to those who venture into the South Island back-country. It occurs in forest and scrub habitats, where it spends much time foraging on the ground, and can be recognised by its erect stance and relatively long legs. It is a territorial species, males in particular inhabiting the same patch of forest throughout their lives. Males are great songsters, particularly bachelors, singing loudly and often for many minutes at a time. Where robins are regularly exposed to people, such as along public walking tracks, they become quite confiding, often approaching to within a metre of a person sitting quietly. Juveniles will sometimes stand on a person’s boot. Date: 24 December 2014, 07:41. Source: NZ South Island robin (Petroica australis). Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location44° 58′ 05.19″ S, 168° 00′ 53.19″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-44.968107; 168.014774.
