a New Zealand tree,Metrosideros tomentosa, N. `Otago Witness,' Dec. Domett, `Ranolf,' p. '
Slate-breasted R. They are rather mixed feeders; but insects,worms, roots and bulbs, constitute their ordinary diet. See Gum. The leaves are chewed as a narcotic bythe natives of many parts, and form a valuable commodity ofbarter.
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