498 Gunnar Landtman. 



Many ot the combatants had become disfigured in the fighl. Some had been plucked by 

 the nose which is the reason vvhy some birds have long beal<s, and others had been held under 

 the struggling mäss of fighters vvhile someone had pulled at their heads and legs, and this is why 

 some birds have long necks and legs. 



Haivla felt ashamed and said, ..I go all time along pigeon (become a bird for ever). My 

 fault; I come along pigeon, proper body I no show him; I spoil him now. I stop along beach, 

 vvalk about along water-mark, catch him small fish." 



Awania, the frigate-bird, said, „I go along top, watch you fellow. What name (vvhat) 

 you make him along ground, I look you fellow, all över country (the world) I vvalk (fly) about." 



Hawäia, the pélican, said, „I go along water, vvalk about, kaikai fish. That time me 

 fellow fly, some he fly on top (upwards in the flock), some he little bit down.-' 



Amûra, the bird-of-paradise, said, „I run away, go along bush long way. My feather he 

 very fine — one thing, that girl (Ponipcmi) he no like me. All över red, nose got little bit black, 

 little bit yellow close to." 



Amarova, the räven, said, „Me go stop along tree, look out. Every canoe he come, me 

 see first time, before people he see, me fellow sing out, 'A-a-a'." 



Kapia, the black cockatoo, said, „I go sit down along neérc tree, fruit belong him 1 break 

 him along mouth (beak), kaikai all time." 



War/o, the fish-hawk, said, „Me there watch fish, fish he float, I catch him. 



Kfikuparia, a small, very vivacious bird, had not taken part in the fight but only pretended 

 to do so, hopping about in a circle. It still imitâtes the people when they were fightning and 

 shouting: „Uà-ou, nà-ou!" Its cry is rather variable and changes according to the fluctuations 

 of the fight. 



Baidamti, the big shark, said, „No good too much growl along that girl. More better I 

 go along water — sea that house belong me fellow. Sometime canoe he capsize. I catch you 

 fellow, that me there alongside, eut you fellow." 



Three men became three différent kinds ot „cranky shark", Komuhoru, lai, and Kursikåmo. 



Hamn. the sting-ray, had fallen right underneath the others in the fight, (..all man he on 

 top him"). For that reason he is quite flat, his head, nose, and bones having been completely 

 smashed. He said, ,,I got spear; you fellow go alongside me, that me, I spear vou; that fight 

 belong me. Tide take me go inside, take me go outside, float me all time." 



Pärnkåkc, the diamond-fish, is the „brother" of Hamn, they had started the fight and 

 been crushed under the others, („niake him flat belong down below, everybody go on top"). 



Gåigåi, the king-iish, said, „Sea break, that my head make him," and Kilsa, a large, 

 white fish resembling the Gùigâi. said, „That time high water he come, -sea he break, that my 

 tail dance all time." 



Kûrûpu, the „rock-fish", had had his mouth distended in the fight through somebody 

 pulling out the corners of it with his fingers. He said, ,,No good 1 stop on shore, I got big 

 mouth, more better I go along water, shut my mouth." 



Kåiaro, the cray-fish, had been forced backwards during the fight by someboby who had 

 taken hold of him round the Shoulders and pressed him down. He went into the water. where 

 he still walks in the same way. 



Tom. XLVII 



