A Leaf from the Natural History of New Zealand
Contents
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- Introduction
- Part I.: Natural History
- Animals
- Reptiles p. 4
- Insects p. 5
- Birds p. 6
- Fish p. 12
- Shells p. 17
- Trees p. 18
- Ferns p. 23
- Shrubs p. 24
- Flowers, Plants, &c p. 26
- Creeping, Climbing Plants, Epiphites and Parasites p. 30
- Grasses p. 31
- Sea Weed p. 32
- Mosses, Fungi, And Lichens p. 33
- Kumara, Taro, and Potatoes p. 34
- Stones, Earths, &c p. 35
- Religion p. 37
- Original Canoes p. 49
- Parts of the Human Body
- General Names p. 53
- List of the New Zealand Tribes, With Their Principal Sub-Divisions p. 55
- War, Murder, &c p. 56
- Fortifications
- Tattooing p. 57
- Salutations
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Part III p. 58
- Time p. 58
- Time, (in continuation) p. 61
- The Heavens, Stars, &c p. 62
- Elements p. 65
- Of The Water p. 66
- Winds p. 67
- Of the Land p. 68
- Manufactured Substances, Apparel, &c p. 69
- Of A Canoe p. 72
- Houses, &c p. 73
- Implements, &c p. 77
- Amusements p. 81
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Part IV p. 82
- Native Pharmacopeia p. 82
- Native Diseases p. 85
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Part V p. 90
- Parts of Trees p. 90
- Parts of Fish, Birds, &c p. 91
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A List of Some of the Vegetable Productions of New Zealand, Available as Food for Man p. 92
- Dicotiledones p. 92
- Monocotyledones p. 96
- Acotyledones p. 98