DOMINGO’S OLD WIFE 
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this, and looks equal to it. Has a queer habit of pursing her 
lips so that the upper is drawn in at each end so as to project 
in the middle like a beak over the lower one, which is drawn 
under. Can also curl lower lip down and put tongue out 
(George’s wife does this also) rather like, but on a much 
smaller scale than the Maori. Eyes raw and red like raw 
beef; hair dark and lank. 
Young Kwan shows little sign of supra-orbital ridge, or 
notch above nose, which is very flat. 
George had another wife before his present one. One of 
her sons is by another man. She is mother of ‘boy’ (looks 
about 17 or 18) employed at Grandi’s estancia on Bertrand 
Island. This wife was stolen from George. 
(From B .) Domingo and George after dispute following 
on drinking: Domingo to George , ‘That one’ (pointing to 
George’s present wife) ‘once my wife, my wife before. That 
one’ (pointing to his elder wife) 1 ‘my wife. This one’ (point¬ 
ing to his younger wife) ‘my wife. These children (five of 
them) ‘all mine. Me governor here.’ George subsides. 
June 14, Friday. Up early at 5.30, but Grandi did not go 
till 9.30. Claude got two parrots and a loggerhead duck. 
Clear bright day. Took loose hoops out of my Y aghan canoe, 
and put it in well to soak, so as to mend breaks. 
Afternoon skinning parrot and walking. Back and 
shoulders dull ‘sage’-green. Long wing feathers with black 
quills. (Tail feathers rich dull reddish ‘cinnamon’ with black 
quills.) Cheek and behind eyes, and breast a lighter yellower 
green. Under surface dull indian red. Behind vent and 
under tail feathers dull yellow green. Eye orange red. Total 
length 14 inches. Tail 7^ inches. 
Old graveyard of Mission Station close by the site of the 
old church. Had been originally consecrated by Bishop 
Emery. After abandonment of Mission by Rev. Williams, 
1 Cf. entry for May 29. 
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