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colonisation of New Zealand expedient
[33] that he considered the colonisation of New Zealand expedient because of the number of persons of various classes in Great Britain who were anxious to settle themselves in a colony in New Zealand; persons who from their character, station, and other considerations, had a claim on the British Parliament to facilitate that object.
— from The Treaty of Waitangi; or, how New Zealand became a British Colony by Thomas Lindsay Buick

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 118: "There are three species of parrakeet, the red-fronted (Platycercus Novae-Zelandiae), the yellow-fronted (P. auriceps), and the orange-fronted (P. alpinus).
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

company of New Zealand Engineers
THE ATTEMPT ON SARI BAIR Our Ambulance was attached to the Left Assaulting Column, which consisted of the 29th Indian Brigade, 4th Australian Infantry Brigade, Mountain Battery and one company of New Zealand Engineers under Brigadier-General Cox.
— from Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force by Joseph Lievesley Beeston

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 117: "This group also is represented by a single species, the New Zealand quail (Coturnix Novae-Zelandiae), belonging to a widely distributed genus.
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
`Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 140: "Kapu,, or adze."
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
Professor Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 116: "The Kiwi, although flightless, has a small but well-formed wing, provided with wing quills."
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 116: "The curious wry-billed plover . . .
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 117: "Of the three species recognized, two, the quail-hawk (Harpa Novae Zealandiae) and the bush-hawk (H. ferox)
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,'. 119: "Grey Warbler (Gerygone flaviventris) also belongs to an Australian genus.
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris

Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition
Prof. Parker, `Catalogue of New Zealand Exhibition,' p. 117: "Although possessing large wings, it is flightless, its breast-muscles being so small as to be practically useless.
— from Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Edward Ellis Morris


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