Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. eBook

John MacGillivray
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 347 pages of information about Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850..

Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. eBook

John MacGillivray
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 347 pages of information about Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850..

e.  INSECTS, ETC.

179 :  Crab, blue :  kowturri :  paka. 180 :  Crab, small :  gurba :  -. 181 :  Crab, large :  getalli :  getalla. 182 :  Crayfish :  kayer :  lang-gunya. 183 :  Beetle, small :  — :  orona. 184 :  Beetle, water :  — :  neke. 185 :  Humble bee :  — :  boro. 186 :  Honey* :  utu :  untere.

(Footnote.  This and the next are made by a small stingless bee which builds its nest in hollow trees.)

187 :  Wax :  yerka :  alpanya. 188 :  Small wasp :  garur :  elpiri. 189 :  Ant-hill and ant :  mugu :  mong-go. 190 :  Ant, bronzed :  dupu (532) :  -. 191 :  Ant, small black :  tumi :  -. 192 :  Ant, green :  musu :  eipunya. 193 :  Ant, large red :  kaguda. 194 :  Ant, small, white, wood :  — :  benje. 195 :  Cicada :  edyena :  intere. 196 :  Fly :  buli :  wampa. 197 :  Fly, horse (Haematopoda) :  burugo :  burogo. 198 :  Mosquito :  iwi :  uma, oma. 199 :  Butterfly :  — :  tewinya, tawinya. 200 :  Grub in dead wood :  oka :  etimunya. 201 :  Grub in living wood :  tolo. 202 :  Louse :  ari (18) :  ako. 203 :  Scorpion :  idi-idi, diwi :  -. 204 :  Spider :  enti :  tamburra. 205 :  Worm :  kurtur :  -.

f.  SHELLS, ETC.

206 :  Cuttlefish :  sug-gu :  -. 207 :  Barnacle on turtle :  yetu :  yetu. 208 :  Clamshell (Tridacna) :  miya :  miya. 209 :  Cyrena :  akula :  onti. 210 :  Oyster :  ita :  umpeda. 211 :  Sanguinolaria :  tiki :  teki. 212 :  Fusus proboscidiferus :  boa :  mabur. 213 :  Melon-shell :  alopa :  ang-kowa. 214 :  Murex :  — :  weloro. 215 :  Egg-cowrie :  buboam :  -. 216 :  Olive :  — :  waraji. 217 :  Ear-shell :  — :  tepur. 218 :  Periwinkle, small :  budi :  budi. 219 :  Periwinkle, large :  — :  yarawura. 220 :  Natica :  — :  modul. 221 :  Auricula judae :  — :  ngaanbamedi. 222 :  Snail, large :  — :  tetuka. 223 :  Snail, small :  — :  keno. 224 :  Coral :  yammar (branched) :  wardyo-orge (massive).

g.  VEGETABLE PRODUCTIONS.

225 :  Tree (general term) :  prue :  pure. 226 :  Log :  watur :  -. 227 :  Driftwood :  bete :  -. 228 :  Touchwood* and its charcoal :  kubi :  -.

(Footnote.  The charcoal used for painting the body is made from this.)

229 :  Small stick :  saragi :  cheragi. 230 :  Bark :  purur :  rang-a. 231 :  Branch :  mang :  -. 232 :  Leaf :  nissa :  etrara. 233 :  Flower :  kowsur :  erora. 234 :  Seed :  kawp :  -. 235 :  Root :  quiku (433) :  -. 236 :  Root, of grass :  — :  nontya. 237 :  Root, of a tree :  — :  yalida (493 ?). 238 :  Seaweed :  — :  tawar. 239 :  Seaweed (food of dugong) :  — :  purada. 240 :  Mushroom :  — :  achari. 241 :  Fern :  — :  ganda. 242 :  Grass :  burda :  untinya (92). 243 :  Grass, coarse :  — :  bagudda. 244 :  Sugarcane :  garu :  -. 245 :  Bamboo :  marapi ? :  marapi. 246 :  Calladium esculentum :  bua :  -. 247 :  Pandanus spiralis :  gara :  burwa. 248 :  Pandanus, cluster of fruit :  bom :  -. 249 :  Pandanus, fruit, singly :  abul, abal :  -. 250 : 

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