16 NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



Bomo (bomui) 

 Bomo-kulo (bomo-kului) 

 Powo (powui, or powi) . 



Povovf) (povovni) 



Doves, &c. 



Small dove, some all brown, some 

 with white l)reast. 



Lit. Small -bomoi. Small brown 

 ground-dove. 



Big brown ring-dove. Usually seen 

 sitting in full view on bare 

 branches, the highest possible. 

 {Turtur semi-toiyuatus.) 



Green pigeon. Always hide them- 

 selves in thickest part of trees. 

 Found in interior and in man- 

 groves on coast. [Vinago 

 ralra.) 



Bush Fowl, etc. 



Fokulo (fokului) . 

 Hoke (hokei) .... 

 Kete (keti) .... 

 Kokolowe (kokolowei) 



? also kowedowe 

 Kokoye (kokoyei) 



Sasalo (sasaloi) 



Quail. Small, brown. (S//?ioecus cj'-) 

 Guinea fowl {Aijelastea). 

 Guinea fowl (Sch.). 



Like the Sasaloi. Calls at night. 



Bush fowl. A francolin. Calls by 



day. Name derived from its 

 call. Brownish. 



Red legged partridge. Greyish, 



mottled. Calls at evening 

 and at night. Name derived 

 from its call. 



Parrots 



Fabo (fabni) .... Parrot. 

 Fawu-gbekpe (fawu- I ^ , 



gbekpi) i ^''y P^^^'^'°^- 



Gbegbe (gbegbi) . . . Parrot. 



Note, — Fawu-gbekpe is a combination of fabo 

 and gbegbe. 



