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THE ARU ISLANDS. 



[cBAf. XXXf. 



EDrt delay, I am on the point of beginning work m a new 

 locality. 



One of my first objects was to inquire for the people 

 who are accustomed to shoot the Paradise bii-ds. Tliey 

 lived at some distance in the jiiugle, and a man was sent 

 to call them. When they arrived, we had a talk by means 

 of the "Orang'kaya" as interpreter, and they said they 



