175. NATIVE NAMES OF BIRDS ON UVEA (Con't.) SPECIES NATIVE NAME PHONETICS AND PRONOUNCIATION REMARKS, ETC. CHALCOPHAPS u Mem-Meh-Loh MEM-MEH short, LOH long Sounds as written MEM as in memorial. MEH as in method. LOH as long low with H sound MYMPHICUS Ko-Kot Said slowly they say it KOH-KOT. Like coconut but a K sound like KO-KO in the "Mikado" (G. and S.) with definite sharp T ending. TRICHOGLOSSUS u u u Sue-Aht or -Art SUE as in "Sue" girl's name. AHT or ART like art with the word shortened by muting R. Some natives give an R sound, but majority give an H sound. CACOMANTIS Diji-Lan DIJI or DIGI or DEGI all used by natives, but if said slowly nearly always DI JI. DI as in diet. JI as in Jim. LAN as in land but longer (as in lantana) CHALCITES Gothen GOTH as Gothic EN as in hen. the word is not divided. TYTO MUHN A little like moon, but an H sound. Somewhat like German Munich but OH sound but H very indefinite. COLLOCALIA ESC. UROP.)Wah-Ha-Lep or Leb Same name for both. Said quickly they often say WA-HA-LEP and even WAR-HA-LEP but slowly al- ways say WAH-HA-LEP. WAH as in Wahroongah (Aust.). HA as in hat. LEP as in leapt without a or t.(German LEB poss.) COLLOCALIA SPOD.LEUC.)Indefinite P. or B. HALCYON JIJI or DIJI Both used JI as in Jim, DI as in did. Said slowly a DG sound appears. Rather indefinite word and pronunciation.