In chapter 32 of Following the Equator, Twain remarks that Maori legend has it that a previous people were driven into the sea and/or under ground and that Moas are not found in Maori legends. This seems to contradict most everything I have found about the arrival and early Maori populations. Where did Twain get his information? There is some speculation about Caucasian populations but these ideas are all pretty much discredited. -- There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy. http://bscottholmes.com