The Naturalisation of Animals & Plants in New ZealandThe University Press, 1922 - 607 pages |
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... of dog . Unintentionally also they probably introduced the Polynesian rat ( Mus exulans ) , as well as at least one species of flea - probably Pulex irritans ( some think two species ) . Mr Best considers the Europeans are HISTORICAL ...
... of dog . Unintentionally also they probably introduced the Polynesian rat ( Mus exulans ) , as well as at least one species of flea - probably Pulex irritans ( some think two species ) . Mr Best considers the Europeans are HISTORICAL ...
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... rat , one or more species of flea , and two species of lice . The Kumara ( Ipomea batatas ) appears to have been introduced first about 1300 A.D. , tradition saying that certain voyagers left Whaka- tane for Polynesia about that time ...
... rat , one or more species of flea , and two species of lice . The Kumara ( Ipomea batatas ) appears to have been introduced first about 1300 A.D. , tradition saying that certain voyagers left Whaka- tane for Polynesia about that time ...
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... Rats ( Mus rattus ) , the common ship's rat , were on board the ' Endeavour , ' and that some got ashore . It is also possible that some European seeds may have been accidentally introduced . The voyage was one for exploration only , as ...
... Rats ( Mus rattus ) , the common ship's rat , were on board the ' Endeavour , ' and that some got ashore . It is also possible that some European seeds may have been accidentally introduced . The voyage was one for exploration only , as ...
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... rats . It is more than probable that some European weeds of cultivation were introduced at the same time . On 2nd November when near Cape Kidnappers , Cook gave some pigs and fowls to natives who came off in a canoe , the first intro ...
... rats . It is more than probable that some European weeds of cultivation were introduced at the same time . On 2nd November when near Cape Kidnappers , Cook gave some pigs and fowls to natives who came off in a canoe , the first intro ...
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... rats , difficulties of shipment , and fires . In 1842 Captain Wm Mein Smith , chief surveyor of the Wellington Land Company , visited the south - east of Otago , and writes of one settlement there as follows : At Tautuku Bay ( 30 miles ...
... rats , difficulties of shipment , and fires . In 1842 Captain Wm Mein Smith , chief surveyor of the Wellington Land Company , visited the south - east of Otago , and writes of one settlement there as follows : At Tautuku Bay ( 30 miles ...
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abundant Acclimatisation Society Agricultural Department animals appear Ashburton attacked Auckland district Auckland Society introduced Australia Bay of Islands beetle birds breeding brown trout bush Canterbury Society received Chatham Islands Christchurch common cultivated deer destroyed distributed dogs Dunedin early eggs Family fish flowers fruit further record garden escape hatched Hatchery Hawke's Bay Hokitika Hooker's list imported increase insect Invercargill Lake land large number larvæ Linn Manual Maori Maskell moth native naturalised Nelson Society North Island occurring opossums Otago Society pest pheasants Philpott pigs plants ponds probably Queen Charlotte Sound rabbits rats recorded by Kirk recorded in Hooker's reported River salmon says season seeds seen sheep shipment shipped Society liberated South Southland Southland Society sparrows spawning species specimens spread starlings Stewart Island stoats streams taken Taranaki Tasmania trees W. W. Smith Waikato Waitaki Wanganui waste places weasels weed Wellington Society Whangarei wild young Zealand