About a hundred and thirty years ago, people at Waikanae, north of Wellington, saw great mass of strange birds. They were little green birdsa white ring of feathers round their eyes. Scientists soon made out that these birds (cross) the Tasman Sea by very strong winds before their arrival.
In the past, the Maoris called the new bird "tauhou",(they) word for "stranger". Today they are also known wax-eyes, white-eyes, or silver-eyes. Because they can eat all sorts of food and live in many (difference) kinds of places, wax-eyes have increased in number. Now they are found all over New Zealand—along coasts, on (island) , in bushes, on farms and in city gardens. There are (probable) more wax-eyes in New Zealand than any other kind of birds.
Usually, you see them in groups (move) very quickly through bushes and trees. Most of the time they eat as they walk along, making a high twittering noise,may help them to recognize each other and keep the group together.
