 | New Zealand Institute - 1897 - 788 pages
...with the ancient dog of Polynesia : ' ' The only quadrupeds I saw in this country were dogs and rats. The dogs are a sort of domesticated fox, quite black...were always treacherous, and bit us frequently."! This, taken in conjunction with the fact before mentioned of the taro being found wild in a few parts... | |
 | 1897 - 798 pages
...with the ancient dog of Polynesia : " The only quadrupeds I saw in this country were dogs and rats. The dogs are a sort of domesticated fox, quite black...they were always treacherous, and bit us frequently. "J This, taken in conjunction with the fact before mentioned of the taro being found wild in a few... | |
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... domestic dog of those islands. And from the following description left by Crozet of the now extinct New Zealand dog it is evidently identical with that animal also, and consequently, we must infer, with the ancient dog of Polynesia : ' ' The only... 