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No. 442, sevua; No. 443 waiwai; No. 444 vavaoa; No. 445 tangalito.
Stopped in at chief's house at Munerah. Purchased from him a domodomo
or top piece of canoe mast, for 2 shillings. It is carved from vasi wood
(Afzelia bijuga), and the shell which surmounts it is a white cowrie - buli,
fastened to the wood with coconut husk sinnet - magimagi.
Was also able to obtain his Malumu (war club). He said it was old and
it looked it. Made of cau (Casuarina) wood. Gave him 2 shillings for it.
Purchased another stone adze for 6 pence. It is of light brown stone-
called vatu beia or bia (pronounced embeia).
The shrub with the white floral leaves and yellow flowers collected on
Matuku is here and called vobo (vombo).
On board schooner. Bought a vokai or large green "chameleon" lizard for
2 shillings.
Mr. Beck brought in a specimen of Mulumulu tree, (the milo of Polynesia)
Thespesia populea. Pressed it, although collected a specimen on Moala.
Wednesday, August 6, 1924.
Central and Western portion of Fulanga.
Ashore at 7 A.M. Along trail past Monethaki, and Munerah, and over
pass and trail to Novindom.
Collected a few landshells and quite a number of insects along the trail
and in the open patches. Aedes pseudoscutellaris (?) (I think) is present, but
not numerous. A number of beetles and weevils from dead leaves, especially
some black ones from the dry leaves of milo. The soft brown cricket makes
a nest by folding leaves, holding the edges in semicircle with white web.
Shrub leaves "rolled" by a yellow and green caterpillar.
Red pepper and wagawa (Piper) present along the trail; also the "Pittosperum"
collected on Ongea ndriti (No. 383).