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... broadleaf or miro , representing new life ; and ever the sweetest - voiced of all birds , the happy , charming bell - bird , sent forth his glad chorus to the morning . What was effort wasted , to the tassel - throated tui , clanking ...
... broadleaf or miro , representing new life ; and ever the sweetest - voiced of all birds , the happy , charming bell - bird , sent forth his glad chorus to the morning . What was effort wasted , to the tassel - throated tui , clanking ...
Page 60
... the rough nests set in hollows at the bases of broadleaf or rata . There was not time , even for the young folks , to travel to the shag rookery , a mile or so up the big The First Cave . A big wave has swept suddenly 60 CHASLANDS.
... the rough nests set in hollows at the bases of broadleaf or rata . There was not time , even for the young folks , to travel to the shag rookery , a mile or so up the big The First Cave . A big wave has swept suddenly 60 CHASLANDS.
Page 76
... broadleaf limb seven or eight feet above the ground , while the hide was slung over a similar branch . Dogs were but dogs , and besides , wild pigs are bold at night . The men took a rest and ate some lunch , then took a wide circuit ...
... broadleaf limb seven or eight feet above the ground , while the hide was slung over a similar branch . Dogs were but dogs , and besides , wild pigs are bold at night . The men took a rest and ate some lunch , then took a wide circuit ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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