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Appendix B.
List of objects found in the lower or Moa-hunter deposits of the Moa-bone Point Cave:—
| No. |
a.—Remains of Mammals.
| Bones, human | 1 |
| Bones of ziphoid whales | 8 |
| Bonés of sea leopard, Stenorhynchus leptonyx | 39 |
| Bones of fur seal, Arctocephalus lobatus (?) and cinereus | 332 |
| Bones of small fur seal, Gypsophoca subtropicalis | 27 |
| Bones of dog, Canis sp. | 43 |
| Bones of porpoise | 24 |
b.—Remains of Birds.
(1) Extinct.
| Bones of Dinornis robustus | 13 |
| Bones of Palapteryx crassus | 18 |
| Bones of Euryapteryx gravis | 35 |
| Bones of Euryapteryx rheides | 94 |
| Bones of Meionornis casuarinus | 17 |
| Bones of Meionornis didiformis | 103 |
| Bones of Aptornis defossor | 1 |
| Bones of Aptornis otidiformis | 2 |
| Fragments of bones of different species | 51 |
| Tracheal rings of Moas | 37 |
| Portions of eggshells of Moas (trays) | 3 |
(2) Recent.
| Bones of Graculus punctatus, spotted shag | 107 |
| Bones of Eudyptula undina, small blue penguin | 67 |
| Bones of Anas superciliosa, grey duck | 17 |
| Bones of Graculus carbo, black shag | 18 |
| Bones of Graculus varius, pied shag | 15 |
| Bones of Graculus brevirostris, white-throated shag | 12 |
| Bones of Ossifraga gigantea, nelly | 6 |
| Bones of Apteryx australis, large kiwi | 3 |
| Bones of Nestor meridionalis, kaka | 5 |
| Bones of Stringops habroptilus, kakapo | 2 |
| Bones of tui, gulls, terns, and smaller birds, not yet determined | 148 |
| Feathers of Nestor meridionalis, kaka | 11 |
| Feathers of Ossifraga gigantea, nelly | 1 |
| Feathers of Graculus punctatus, spotted shag | 39 |
| Feathers of Circus assimilis, harrier | 1 |
| Feathers undetermined | 5 |
c.—Remains of Fishes.
| Bones of Oligorus gigas, hapuku (Mollusks.) | 39 |
| Unio aucklandicus, trays | 1 |
| Mesodesma cuneata, trays | 1 |
| Mactra discors, trays | 1 |
| Artemis subrosea, trays | 1 |
Objects of Human Workmanship.
a.—In Bone.
| Canine tooth of dog, bored at base | 1 |
| No. | |
| Needle made of humerus of Ossifraga gigantea, nelly | 1 |
| Awl made of distal end of tibia of Ossifraga gigantea, nelly | 1 |
| Proximal end of humerus of Ossifraga gigantea, nelly, neatly cut off | 1 |
b.—In Wood.
| Apparatus for lighting fire by circular motion, made of pukatea, Atherosperma novœ-zealandiœ | 2 |
| Apparatus for lighting fire, by rubbing lengthwise, made of komaku, Carpodetus serratus | 2 |
| Portions of apparatus for lighting fire, by rubbing lengthwise, made of komaku, Carpodetus serratus | 3 |
| Portions of apparatus for lighting fire by rubbing lengthwise, made of patete, Melicope ternata | 1 |
| Portions of fork, made of manuka, Leptospermum scoparium | 1 |
| Portions of spear, made of nene, Dracophyllum sp. | 1 |
| Pieces of timber, pukatea, Atherosperma novæ-zealandiæ | 4 |
| Piece of timber, portion of a canoe (?) of tawai, Fagus menziesii | 1 |
| Portions of pile, totara, Podocarpus totara | 2 |
| Chips of totara, Podocarpus totara | 3 |
| Fork made of manuka, Leptospermum scoparium | 1 |
| Piece of pukatea, Atherosperma novæ-zealandiæ, portion of a canoe (?) | 1 |
| Pieces of tawa, Nesodaphne tawa, probably portions of a bird spear | 2 |
c.—In Stone.
| Polished stone implements, adze perfect | 1 |
| Polished stone implements, fragments. One of these resembles the point of a tool called tamatan by the Maoris, formerly used by them to make fishhooks | 17 |
| Pieces of gritty sandstone, taraiwaka of Maoris; some with grooves from sharpening tools | 4 |
| Obsidian, tuhua | 4 |
| Pumice stone | 2 |
| Quartz, agate, chalcedony (cores) | 4 |
| Chipped flint implements, of which ten are cores; of the rest five only show any recognisable form, of which two are spearheads, three knives, the rest being mostly flakes | 34 |