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s; hard c and qu by k; j by h; final I and r by i5, as Kolonet from Colonel^ 

 Senot from Senor; r frequently by Z, as kolales from coralcs, Tcolat from 

 cwraZ (enclosure); iJ^ and y byj/, as SoiJ^ya from lotella; v by 5, as haka from 

 vaca; and a; by ks, as eJcsamen form examen. 



Modification of Vowels. — J., o, and ^<, occurring in the first syllable of a 

 word and bearing the stress, or tonic emphasis or accent, are modified to a, e, 

 and i respectively when the word is preceded by the definite article. Thus we 

 have uga, crow, i aga, the crow; chotda, banana-plant, i chetda, the banana 

 plant; gama house, i gima, the house. That the Spanish and French systems 

 of orthography are especially inappropriate for the Chamorro language is 

 evident when we note that, if they be followed, "fence" would be colat; "the 

 fence" would be i quelat, while the letter u would have to follow g to keep it 

 hard before e and i, as i guima, the house. 



Guttural Vowels. — Vowels with a circumflex accent (a) have a guttural 

 quality, as in koM, rail; chuchugu, reef heron. 



VEENACULAE NAMES OF MAEIANNE BIEDS. 



' Anous leucocapillus Gould. Black-cheeked Noddy. 

 Local name. — Fdhan. Not uncommon. 



/ Anous stolidus (Linn. ). Noddy. 



Local name. — Fdhan. Not uncommon. 



Gygis alba kittlitzi Hartert. White Teen. 



Local name. — Chwilgi, Chunge. Common. Frequents trees of the 

 forest; does not build a nest; lays a single egg on the bare limb of a 

 tree. This species is also common in Pangopango Bay, Samoa. 



-/ Sula sula Linn. Common Booby. 



Local name. — Luau. Common off Orote peninsula on the coast of 

 Guam; pursues flying-fish; darts into water from a great height. 

 ■^ Fregata aquila var. minor. Feigate Bied. 



Local name. — Padjaddja. Not rare, but seldom seen near the shore; 

 never dives; picks up its food by a downward and backward motion of 

 its hooked beak. 

 - Anas oustaleti Salvadori. Maeianne Duck. 



Local name. — Ngadnga or Ngadnga-pdlau. Common in marshes; 

 much hunted by natives; excellent for food. Several killed by Lieutenant 

 Carpenter were served at the mess; flavor delicious. It resembles Anas 

 superciliaris of Samoa. 

 Ardetta bryani Seale. Maeianne Bittern. 



Local name. — Kdkkak or Kdkkag. Common near streams and damp 



