THE CAROLINE ISLANDS. 189 



honoured there, we must quote expressly the tes- 

 timony of Kadu. 



In PelU (the Pelew islands) is a sort of crocodile 

 called Ga-iity ( Ye-iise according to Wilson.) The 

 Ga-ut lives always in the water, and has a flat tail. 

 The sound, resembling the voices of children, which, 

 this dangerous animal utters, may deceive persons 

 who are ignorant of it. The Ga-ut o? Pelli is not 

 found at Eap. It was only once that one of them 

 was seen there, and was killed, after it had de- 

 voured a woman. 



A large species of lizard, called Kalia\ is found 

 on the islands of Pelli and Eap exclusively, and is 

 expressly stated not to be found at Feis. The 

 Kaluv is much smaller than the Ga-uty and its tail 

 is round. It goes indeed into the water, where it 

 may be dangerous to man, and eats fish, but it lives 

 more frequently on shore, and crawls on the trees, 

 where it sleeps during the day. Kadu recognized 

 the Kaluv m the figure of the Lacerta Monitor^ 

 which Sonnini and Latreille give in the ** Suites a 

 Buffbn;" the flesh of this animal is considered as 

 ])oisonous at Eap, and is not eaten. The natives 

 think it would occasion death, but they kill the 

 animal whenever they can. Boclc, the adopted son 

 of the chief and priest of the territory ofKattepar, 

 and his companions (perhaps Europeans) ate the 

 flesh without fear and without bad consequences. 



Among the insects of Eap which are not found 

 in other islands, Kadu mentions a very large scor- 



