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was just as legendary among the Maoris of this Island as was, and is, the 

 story of those wonderful men like Rongokako, Tamatea, and Rangi, and 

 scores of others, who were able to perform such wonders and exploits, 

 according to Maori tradition. 



The following table gives particulars of moa-remains found in New 

 Zealand : — 



Places and Locality. 



What found. 



Remarks. 



1. Wainui-Herbertville 



2. Wimbledon 



3. Ormondville 



4. Paroa-Ngapaeruru 



5. Mangatoro Valley. . 



6. Palmerston North . . 



7. Waimaramara beach 



sands 



8. Otane 



9. Te Aute Swamp . . 



10. Anaroa . . 



11. Havelock North 



12. Kaokaoroa Valley 



in Havelock dis 

 trict 



13. Maraekakaho 



14. Napier . . 



15. „ 



16. „ 



17. Petane . . 



18. Pohne .. 



19. Tarawera (50 miles 



north - west of 

 Napier) 



20. Pakipaki 



21. Hawkestone, near 



Puketitiri 



22. Waihua, Mohaka . . 



23. Mohaka, on Wairoa 



Road 



24. Marumaru caves . . 



25. Te Reinga (shingle 



conglomerate) 



Full skeleton, many bones, shells 



Many bones, imperfect skeleton. . 

 Odd bones, mostly leg-bones 

 Skeleton, top of limestone hill, 



2,000 ft., dense bush. 

 Three skeletons (nearly complete) 



in cave, 1,400 ft. above sea-level 

 Moa-footprints 



Half an acre of bones 



Well - sinking at school, 18 ft. ; 



tarsal bone 

 Many skeletons ; innumerable 



bones ; excellent preservation. 



Many other birds 



In Mason's caves, north-west Te 



Aute 

 Skeleton of moa, 800 ft. 



Tibia, 30 in. long 



Footprints, Reservoir, Lighthouse 



Road 

 Many bones, near Drill-shed 

 Shakespeare Road, several bones 



Egg-shells and bones 



Several skeletons, humeri, pel- 

 ves, &c. 



Several leg-bones, tibia, femora ; 

 2,000 ft. above sea-level 



Numerous bones in road-cuttings 

 Numerous bones, skull, sternum. . 



Tibia-bones and other bones ex- 

 posed in cutting on roadside 



Numerous large bones exposed 

 after blasting on roadside 



Many bones, skulls 



Fossil femora in conglomerate, 

 900 ft. above sea-level and 50 ft. 

 in conglomerate 



Sandhills south of Herbertville, 

 Cape Turnagain. Would repay 

 further search. D. Munro and 

 H. H. 



Taylor White and others. 



In caves near river. H. H. 



Have seen bones. H. H. Messrs. 

 Holden and Fletcher. 



Mr. John Wright, Coonoor, Manga- 

 toro Valley. 



Mr. Gilberd, H. H. (Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst,, vol. 27, p. 476.) 



A. Hamilton, H. H. (Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst., vol. 21, p. 313.) 



Mr. Garry, at school. Young bird. 



See Hamilton's paper (vol. 21). 

 Have visited the locality and 

 collected specimens. Mr. Wil- 

 liams, Te Aute, possesses large 

 bone specimens. Napier Athe- 

 naeum specimens. Mrs. Ellison 

 and H. H. 



Have obtained several specimens. 

 H. H. 



Colenso (vol. 12). 



Mr. Joseph Price. 



Mr. Lockie, Maraekakaho Station ; 



1912. 

 Mr. R. Lamb, H. H. ; 1887. 



A. Hamilton and H. H. ; 1886. 



Mr. Errol, F. W. AVilliams, and 

 H. H. ; 1912. 



F. W. Williams, A. Hamilton, and 

 H. H. ; 1884-90. 



Mr. Crawford, Mr. King, and H. H. ; 

 1890 and onward. 



Mr. Cropp, Postmaster. Have ex- 

 amined these. Were washed 

 from hilltop during a heavy 

 flood. 



A. Hamilton and H. H. ; 1890. 



T. Hallett, H. H. 



Mr. Guthrie-Smith. Sent to Wel- 

 lington. 



Bishop Williams, Albert te Kati ; 

 1886. 



Mr. Beckett and H. H. ; 1906-8. 



J. Ramlose, H. H. ; 1912. 





