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At some distance it reminds one ofthe song of the cuckoo; when nearer it sounds hoarse anddiscordant. escaped convicts, and by the early settlers asa ready substitute for the leaves of the Chinese Tea-plant(Thea chinensis) for making tea. On such occasions they presented a mostgrotesque and demon-like appearance, their heads, faces, andbodies, liberally greased were besmeared alte 99 [`Port Davey in 1875,' by the Hon.

Pittosporeae; Maori name, Tawhiri. rufigularis, Gould. In New Zealand a sea-fish,Seriola lalandii (Maori, Haku), sometimes called theYellow-tail; in Victoria, Sciaena antarctica,Castln. alpinus).