of the Maori word <i>Tutu</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Tooted</hw>, quasi <i>past participle</i> from <i>Toot</i>.
The cattle are <i>tooted</i>, sc. poisoned by the <i>Toot</i>.

1863. G. Butler, `Canterbury Settlement,' p. 98:

"As, then, my bullocks could not get tuted."

1891. T. H. Potts, `New Zealand Country Journal,' p. 201:

"His hearty salutation in its faultiness proved to be about on
a par with `rummy-rum,' `triddy' and `toot.' The last word
reminds me of a man near by who was even judged to be somewhat
vain of his Maori accent and pronunciation. With one word he
was indeed very particular, he could not bring himself to use
that manifest corruption `toot.' With him it was ever `tutu.'
He had to make rather a boggle or dodge of it when he used the
colonial made verb formed on his favourite Maori noun."

<hw>Tooth-shell</hw>, <i>n</i>. The name is applied, in
Europe, to any species of <i>Dentalium</i> and allied genera
having a tooth-shaped shell. In Australia, it is the shell of
<i>Marinula pellucida</i>, Cooper, a small marine mollusc used
for necklaces.

<hw>Tope</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australasian Shark, <i>Galeus
australis</i>, Macl. It differs somewhat from <i>Galeus
canis</i>, the <i>Tope</i> of Britain. Called also the
<i>School-Shark</i>, in Australia.

<hw>Top-knot Pigeon</hw>, <i>n</i>. an Australian bird,
<i>Lopholaimus antarcticus</i>, Shaw.

1891. Francis Adams, `John Webb's End,' p. 33:

"Flying for a moment beside a lovely, melodious <i>top-knot
pigeon</i>."

<hw>Torea</hw>, <i>n</i>. Maori name for all the New Zealand
species of the <i>Oyster-catchers</i> (q.v.).

<hw>Torpedo</hw>, <i>n</i>. a fish, well known elsewhere, and
also called elsewhere, the <i>Numb-fish</i> and <i>Cramp
fish</i>. For the Australian species, see quotation.

1882. Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, `Fish of New South Wales,'
p. 100:

"Our Torpedo or Electric Ray is <i>Hypnos subnigrum</i>,
that of Tasmania is <i>Narcine Tasmaniensis</i>."

<hw>Torres-Straits Pigeon</hw>, <i>n</i>. See quotation.

1893. Saville Kent, `Great Barrier Reef,' p. 123:

"Making a bag of the famous Torres Straits pigeons
(<i>Myristicivora spilorrhoa</i>), a large white variety,
highly esteemed for the table, which, arriving from the north
[that is New Guinea], is distributed from October until the end
of March throughout the tree-bearing islets and mainland coast,
as far south as Keppel Bay."

<hw>Tortoise-shell Fish</hw>. See