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Native Village, Kolintschen Island. July 3 



common words of the Tchonck- 

 tchee language that I got hold of, 

 a glossary that proved to be very 

 useful during my stay amongst 

 these natives who did not under- 

 stand a word outside their own 

 tongue. 



I pitched my 7x7 tent beside 

 the large skin-house of Chief 

 Konning and after a short sleep 

 made an excursion around the is- 

 land, accompanied with a couple of 

 young natives who showed me the 

 principal rookeries, etc. The weath- 

 er was exceptionally fine and clear 

 and for the first time on the trip I 

 got the full bright view of the mid- 

 night-sun. ***** Kol- 

 intschen Island is high and rocky, 

 with more or less steep — often per- 

 pendicular — coast, its length about 

 2 Y^, miles and x / 2 mile broad. Only at 

 the southern point a little beach line 

 and a sandspit is formed, and 

 here the native village of 15 



Kolintschen Island. Cliff Inhabited by Icarus 

 barrovianus on the Top. lower Down by 

 Phalacrocax bicristatus and Rissa Pollicaris 



