104: The pouch of the female, in which the young are nursed,is thought to connect it rather with the opossum tribe. Rolf Boldrewood, `Colonial Reformer,' c. 46: Pohutukawa (Callistemon ellipticus). an old name of anAustralian bird.
See Duck. ruscifolia, L. 377: The `Bunya-bunya' of the aboriginals--a name invariablyadopted by the colonists. Thestone is only about the size of a sweet-pea, and the fruit onlyabout twice that size, altogether not unlike a yew-berry, butof a very pale red.
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