. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. 450 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPf lY AND TEAVEL 9. The Maoris and the Aborigines of New Zealand. The Maoris form one of the most important families of the brown Polynesian stock, being that which has developed its peculiar mental and physical characteristics to the highest degree. This is due in part to their having to maintain themselves in a far less favourable climate than their fellows of the tropical islands. They have no breadfruits, bananas, and coco-nuts to supply food almost without labour, and they have to protect themselves aga
. Australia and New Zealand. Natural history; Natural history. 450 COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPf lY AND TEAVEL 9. The Maoris and the Aborigines of New Zealand. The Maoris form one of the most important families of the brown Polynesian stock, being that which has developed its peculiar mental and physical characteristics to the highest degree. This is due in part to their having to maintain themselves in a far less favourable climate than their fellows of the tropical islands. They have no breadfruits, bananas, and coco-nuts to supply food almost without labour, and they have to protect themselves against the vicissitudes of a boisterous and comparatively. CARVED NEW ZEALAND CHEST. ungenial climate. They had not even the pig, which furnished such an unfailing supply of food in the other islands, but had probably at first to hunt the now extinct moas as their only animal food, till, when these became scarce, they were obliged to feed on their dogs, the only domestic animal they appear to have brought with them. Their only cultivated plants were the sweet potato, the taro, and the gourd; the fern and several other plants supplied edible roots; and these, with a few berries ai. i fruits, and fish of various kinds, made up their means of subsistence. They thus became skilful hunters and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913. London E. Stanford
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