Note 422 — Chapter XI
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Cf. Pliny, IX. 68; Ælian, II. 13; Plutarch, De Sol. Anim., 31. With this pilot fish must be mentioned that other, so famous in New Zealand waters, “Pelorus Jack.” A cetacean of the Dolphin tribe, he regularly met the coastal steamers between Wellington and Nelson. The old Maori chief, Kipa Hemi, claimed that this fish, Kai Kai-a-waro, was not only the embodiment of his tribal Mana and his family guardian angel, but had guided his ancestor eleven generations before in his exploring of Cook Sound, etc.