"The favourite material of the Maoris for building purposes is Raupo (<i>Typha</i>), a kind of flag or bulrush, which grows in great abundance in swampy places."
1877. Anon., `Colonial Experiences, or Incidents of Thirty-Four Years in New Zealand,' p. 10:
"It was thatched with raupo or native bulrush, and had sides and interior partitions of the same material."
<hw>Raven</hw>, <i>n</i>. English bird-name. The Australian species is <i>Corvus coronoides</i>, Vig. and Hors.
<hw>Razor-grinder</hw>, <i>n</i>. a bird-name, <i>Seisura inquieta</i>, Lath. Called also <i>Dishwasher</i> and <i>Restless Fly-catcher</i>. See <i>Fly-catcher</i>.
1827. P. Cunningham, `Two Years in New South Wales,' vol.ii. p. 159:
"Neither must you be astonished on hearing the razor-grinder ply his vocation in the very depths of our solitudes; for here he is a flying instead of a walking animal."
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. ii. pl. 87:
"<i>Seisura Inquieta</i>, Restless Flycatcher; the Grinder of the Colonists of Swan River and New South Wales."
1845. R. Howitt, `Australia,' p. 332: