The leaves have the appearance ofbeing frosted, and the branches droop like the weepingwillow. See Beardy and Ling. It is called `pounamu' or `poenamu' by the Maoris,and `jade,' `jadeite,' or `nephrite' by various writers,while old books refer to the `green talc' of the Maoris. Lady Barker, `Station Life in New Zealand,' p.
Maoriname for the Saddle-back or Jack-bird (q. -- Plectorhyncha lanceolata, Gould. a freshwater fish, Oligorusmitchelli, Castln. Westgarth, `Australia Felix,' p.
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