Explanation of Plate VII. 



Pio-. ]. — A native dwelling-house at A\V)la, Truk. It is a luit built among 

 bread-fruit trees, of poles driven into the ground. The sides are all 

 open except the section where the feniily sleep. The hut is one of 

 the simplest dwellings in Truk. 



Fig. 2. — Another dwelling-house at Toloas, Truk, more advanced in structure 

 than the one shown alwve. It is a typical Truk house, wàth low 

 overhanging caves, no windows and only a small entrance. The inside 

 of the house is duskv. 



