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size, large-boned, but not fleshy. His features and 
countenance were strongly marked, his complexion was 
not darker than those of many around, but his aspect was 
agitated and wild. His beard was unshaven, and his 
hair had remained uncut for many years. It appeared 
about a foot and a half in length, in some parts perhaps 
longer. He wore it parted in the middle of his forehead, 
but hanging uncombed and dishevelled on the other parts 
of his head. On the outside it was slightly curled, and 
hung in loose ringlets. The colour was singular; at the 
roots, or close to his head, it was dark brown or black, 
six inches from his head it was of a tawny brown, while 
the extremities exhibited a light and in some places 
bright yellow. Many attempts had been made to per¬ 
suade him to have it cut, but to this he would never 
consent. 
His only clothing was a maro, or girdle, with some¬ 
times a light piece of cloth over his shoulder. His nails, 
for the sake of convenience, he had cut. He said but 
little, and though he came and looked at us once or twice, 
he seemed averse to observation, and retired when I 
attempted to converse with him. He had been driven to 
the mountains in a time of war, had remained in solitude 
for years, had been at length discovered by persons 
travelling in these regions, secured, and brought down, 
where with great difficulty he had been induced to re¬ 
main. Mr. Darling said, he was very quiet, but appeared 
uninterested in most of what was passing around him. 
It is supposed that, during his solitude, he was under a 
degree of insanity, probably from the effect of the fright 
with which he had fled from battle. 
Since Mr. Darling’s residence at Bunaauia, others have 
been seen in the mountains, and one was secured by the 
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