IN BVRU. 



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II. — Description of a New Species (/TKJ^Aiiis. 



Tcnai'is buruensis, Mihi, sp. iiov. 



Allied to T, catojfs ; differs in having the fore-wings of a less oval form 

 and more broadly marked with brown at tlie apex, the hind-wings not 

 suffused with ochreous at the base, and the ocellus much larger, with a 

 well-defined pupil, as in T. diana, But!.; on the underside it differs in 

 having the apical brown band of the fore- wings broader, and the ocelli on 

 the hind-wings much larger and more broadly bordered with brown; the 

 ground colour of both wings is of a sordid^ instead of pure white as in 

 catops. Buru, 16 Xov., 1882, No. 2379. 



IIL Some Buruese Words, 



alive 



dencve 



l:ot 



hinduin 



banana 



fuat 



' hungiv 



lappa 



l)oat 



wapra 



bead 



tilun 



bird 



manut 



■ hair 



uhm-fulun 



hutterdy 



lahiu 



\ leaf 



karunmn 



come 



komahi 



man 



gaba-mana 



deep 



dowd 



^ night 



detok 



deaf 



<Iaprengenio]i 



\ ruttan 



nah 



dead 



damata 



river 



wai 



Deity 



Alla-stidla 



road 



tuhun 



eat 



makah 



stone 



vatu 



ear 



anting-anting 



star 



gai 



evening:: 



mod an 



slowly 



iiiara-niara 



lire 



hana 



speak 



£arah 



finger 



fahun wangan 



taboo 



koing 



flower 



sawin 



tree 



kauu 



father 



nama 



tongue 



mailn 



fur 



breman 



woni an 



iina 



iisli 



ikan 



wind 



anin 



foot 



kadan 



wofxl 



kau 



fruit 



fuan 



north 



' Giwii rete 



great 



bajifu i 



south 



„ la we 



give 



huke ' 



east 



Hiiugut kohia 



good 



gossa 

 tahan 



west 



„ gel>o 



hand 



sun 



Han gat 



liasto 



^^^ ^L ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ 



naik-naik 



moon 



Fulan 



hold 



^^ ^F 







