122 WHITE— A Sketch of the Life of Samuel White. 



work at his writing. The weather was very wet up to noon, 

 when Cockerell and one of the crew took a boat and pulled 

 over to the other side of the channel, where there was a 

 creek. He brought back a few birds, amongst them a half- 

 plumed "apoda". The natives were on board all the after- 

 noon with all kinds of rubbish in leaves. Two birds were 

 bartered for, but several others were so knocked about that 

 they were of no use. The weather in the evening gave indi- 

 cations of clearing up. 



In some notes dated the 12th my father writes: — "This 

 morning I had a boat swung out and landed a little way up 

 the channel. I made my way to a large fig tree which was 

 in fruit, where a variety of birds assembled. I stayed till 

 about 2 p.m. and secured 12 birds. Cockerell went over on to 

 Kobror and took two half-plumed apodas and two king bird 

 of paradise (Paradisea regia). I bartered for a few small 

 birds, besides other things, from the natives, when I returned 

 to the yacht. The weather has been splendid to-day, the sua 

 shone out warmly, and we were enabled to dry sails, clothing, 

 etc. The wind blew fresh from the S.E." 



On the 13th all hands remained on board. My father 

 and his two collectors skinning birds and animals all day, the 

 former dealing with the natives as they came on board with 

 specimens. The natives soon found that the "Rajah" had a* 

 set price (i.e., a stick of tobacco), for small birds which were 

 shot with blunt arrows, and this gave less trouble. Birds, 

 lizards, shells, seeds, eggs, rats, etc., were secured during the 

 day. The crew listed the yacht and painted her at the water 

 line. The weather was very fine, rather warm in the middle 

 of the day. 



On Wednesday, 14th, Samuel White writes: — "This 

 morning I made my way to the fig tree again, and secured 

 several beautiful pigeons. Returned to the yacht, and made 

 preparations for a boat expedition up the Wanumbi Channel 

 taking stores for a fortnight." 



