329: The tipau, or matipo (pittosporum tenuifolium), makes the bestornamental hedge I know of. the savageand uncouth figures of the men, their natural dark hue beingmade absolutely horrible by the paintings be a narrow valley. It abounds in thewoods, and is remarkably noisy and active .
Notwithstanding its burrowing habits, and the excessivethickness and toughness of its skin, it is usually so easilykilled that it is becoming less and less common. Those of the genus Cracticus are calledButcher-birds (q. 161: We this day caught a yellow-eared fly-catcher (see annexedplate).
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