CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I THE DESIEE FOB ADVENTUBE 1 



II BEGINNING AS A COLLECTOB ...... 27 



III MY FIBST EXPEDITION TO NEW GUINEA .... 42 



IV A TBIP TO THE TBOBBIANDS 62 



V LEAENING TO NAVIGATE; AND SOME COLLECTING IN THE 



LOUISIADE GEOUP ........ 75 



VI A VISIT TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS 96 



VII INLAND NEW GUINEA THE NATIVES AND MEASLES . . Ill 



VIII ANOTHEB TBIP TO THE SOLOMONS AND TO THE NEW 



GUINEA HILL COUNTBY 133 



IX SOME EXPEEIENCES WITH THE NATIVES TWO BOYS AEE 



MUEDEEED 152 



X COLLECTING ON THE GIEIWA BIVEE 170 



XI THE SOLOMONS AGAIN I I GBOW WEABY OF THE SOUTH 



SEAS LIFE 180 



XII AT THE FOOT OF THE SNOW MOUNTAINS .... 199 



XIII IN CENTBAL DUTCH NEW GUINEA 219 



INDEX 233 



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