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7 ^ season for hunting with fire was October and Novem- 

 l)€r ( Lioro), before the monsoon brought rain, when the grass 

 was consequently dry. Hunting with drivers was mainly done 

 in Lioro and in A vara — that is, between the fishing and the 

 gardening seasons. 



The nets, when stretched, are each about 15 m. long and 



just over 1 m. high. 



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Diagram of a Wallaby Hunt. 

 A, B, C. Line of nets. 

 A, D, C, Line of drivers or of fire. 



?>, h. Position of two men with firesticks who set the grass 

 oil fire in the direction of the arrows pointing from them. 

 a a. Men waiting at the nets. 



Cassowaries were caught in traps made in the following 

 way: — A long pole of the Tsuifsa tree was cleft at one end, 

 and the cleft forced open by a thin piece of wood (Oddva) 

 thrust into it (see accompanying diagram). Above the angle 

 where the two jaws of the cleft diverged a young cassowary 

 was tied. The mother bird, on seeing it, approaches and, 

 pushing out the Oddva, is caught by the neck in the cleft. 

 When used the pole is held so that the arms of the cleft are in 

 the horizontal plane and at the height of the adult bird's 

 neck. 



Cockatoos were caught by finding the hole in a tree where 

 the birds were nesting, and by tying in front of this a small 

 framed net (Odi), which is also used for hand fishing. The 

 net was provided with a contrivance by means of which it 

 could be slipped off the frame and closed. A man then goes 

 round the tree and strikes it with a stick, and the bird, thus 



