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" BURRA-REE " ... . . . 145 



FOUR THOUSAND LIKE ONE . . . .146 



THE BAILER SHELL . . . . .148 



A RIVAL TO THE OYSTER . . . . .149 



SHARKS AND SKIPPERS . . . . .151 



GORGEOUS AND CURIOUS . . . . .154 



TURTLE GENERALLY . . . . 157 



THE MERMAID OF TO-DAY . . . .162 



BECHE-DE-MER . . . . . .167 



CHAPTER V 



THE TYRANNY OF CLOTHES . . . .171 



SINGLE-HANDEDNESS . . . . .173 



A BUTTERFLY REVERIE . . . . .177 



THE SERPENT BEGUILED . . . . .180 



ADVENTURE WITH A CROCODILE . . . .183 



THE ARAB'S PRECEPT . . . . .186 



CHAPTER VI 



IN PRAISE OF THE PAP AW . . . .190 



THE CONQUERING TREE . . . .197 



THE UMBRELLA-TREE ..... 205 

 THE GENUINE UPAS-TREE .... 206 



THE CREEPING PALM ..... 209 

 MAUVE, GREEN AND GREY . . . .212 



STEALTHY MURDERERS . . . . .214 



TREE GROG . . . . . .216 



CHAPTER VII 



"THE LORD AND MASTER OF FLIES" . . . 219 



A TRAGEDY IN YELLOW . . . . ,221 



COLOUR EFFECTS . . . . .221 



MUSICAL FROGS ...... 222 



ACTS WELL ITS PART . . . . .223 



GREEN ANT CORDIAL ..... 227 



WOOING WITH WINGS . . . .231 



THE GREED OF THE SNAKE . . . .233 



A SWALLOWING FEAT ..... 234 



PART II 



STONE AGE FOLKS 



CHAPTER I 



PASSING AWAY . . . , . .237 



