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As there were black swans, though civilizedpeople had existed for three thousand years on the earthwithout meeting with them. Wakefield, `Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. Whip-stick, n. 21: We encamped about noon in some scrub.

From a purely utilitarian point of view it is ofvalue, for it is insectivorous and preys upon insects which areapt to prefer orchard fruit to their natural bush food. Shepherd, n. , also Myoporum platycarpum, R. 71: It was a goldfield and a diggings in far-away Australia.