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It is anon-venomous form, feeding on frogs, young birds, and eggs,and rarely exceeds the length of six feet. See also Crane. 133: Gaultheria hispida. ' The wood is soft, and used bythe aborigines for making their `heilamans' or shields.

Trollope, `Australia and New Zealand,'vol. Sometimesalso called Duckmole. Hopping-fish, or Climbing-fish, n. 194: The Maori language is essentially a poor one, and possessesin particular but few words which express abstract ideas.