Forest Lore of the Maori
Contents
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Contents
Page
- Foreword to Reprint .. .. .. .. .. v
- Foreword to First Publication .. .. .. .. vi
- Editor's Preface .. .. .. .. .. vii
- Illustrations .. .. .. .. .. .. xiii
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Forest Lore of the Maori
- The Maori and the Forest .. .. .. .. 1
- The Mauri of the Forest .. .. .. .. 7
- Forest Products, etc. .. .. ... .. 15
- Polynesian Plant Names in New Zealand .. .. 23
- Trees and Ceremonial .. .. .. 26
- Paths and Travelling .. .. .. 28
- Seasons .. .. .. .. .. 33
- Tree Dwellings .. .. .. .. 35
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Food Supplies, etc., obtained from the Forest .. .. 36
- Hinau .. .. ... .. .. 36
- Tawa .. .. .. .. 41
- Karaka .. .. .. .. .. 44
- Tutu .. .. .. .. .. 49
- Miscellaneous Small Berries .. .. .. 53
- Titoki and Titoki-oil .. .. 55
- Various Oils and Gums .. .. .. .. 60
- Masticatories .. .. .. .. 66
- Pungapunga, Renga, Pua Raupo .. .. .. 68
- Aruhe (fern-root) .. .. .. .. 70
- Miscellaneous Food Products .. .. 86
- Mamaku or Tree-fern .. .. .. 92
- Edible Herbs .. .. .. .. 96
- Fungi, etc. .. .. .. .. 97
- Honey or Nectar from Blossoms .. .. .. 99
- Flax .. 100
- Bark and its Uses .. .. .. .. 103
- The Rata Tree .. .. .. .. .. 108
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Bird Lore
- The Maori as a Fowler .. .. .. .. 112
- Mythical Birds, etc. .. .. .. .. .. 124
- The Arts of the Fowler .. .. .. .. 127
- The Whare Mata .. .. .. .. .. 146page xi
- Bird-taking Implements .. .. .. .. 153
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How Birds were taken .. .. .. .. 165
- Flightless Birds .. .. .. .. .. 165
- Kiwi .. .. .. .. .. .. 165
- Kakapo .. .. .. .. .. .. 170
- The Weka .. .. .. .. .. 175
- The Huia ... .. .. .. .. 179
- The Moa .. .. .. .. .. 182
- Pukeko .. .. .. .. .. .. 190
- Koreke or Quail .. .. .. .. .. 192
- The Kaka or Brown Parrot .. .. .. .. 192
- How the Maori ascended Trees .. .. .. 216
- The Kereru or Wood Pigeon .. .. .. 226
- Huahua Manu .. .. .. .. .. 270
- The Tui or Parson Bird .. .. .. .. 291
- The Parakeet or Kakariki .. .. .. 318
- The Bell-bird or Korimako .. .. .. .. 321
- The Kokako or Crow ... .. .. 322
- The Saddle-back, the Stitch-bird and the Native Thrush .. 323
- The Karuwai or Robin ... .. .. 323
- The Popokatea or Whitehead .. .. .. 325
- The Blight-bird or Silvereye .. .. .. 326
- The Miromiro or Pied Tit ... .. .. 328
- The Fernbird and the Kingfisher .. .. .. 329
- The Grey Warbler and the Fantail .. .. .. 330
- The Bat or Pekapeka .. .. .. .. 331
- The Rum or Morepork .. .. .. 332
- The Whekau or Laughing-owl.. .. .. 334
- The Kahu or Hawk .. .. .. .. 334
- The Koekoea or Long-tailed Cuckoo .. .. 337
- The Pipiwharauroa or Shining-cuckoo .. .. 339
- The Kotuku or White Heron .. .. .. 341
- The Crested Grebe and the Dabchick .. .. 342
- The Cormorant or Shag .. .. .. .. 343
- The Titi or Mutton-bird .. .. .. 345
- Ducks and Teal .. .. .. .. .. 347
- The Kuaka or Godwit .. .. .. .. 350
- Prized Seabirds .. .. .. .. .. 352
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The Kiore Maori or Native Rat .. .. .. 353
- Tawhiti Kiore .. .. ... .. 368
- Tawhiti makamaka .. .. ... .. 376
- The Pit-trap378
- Addenda-Maori Texts .. .. .. .. 378
- Authorities quoted in Text .. .. .. .. 409
- Index .. .. .. .. .. .. 412
- Bulletins and Monographs by Elsdon Best .. .. 421