POLYNESIAN RESEARCHES, 
DURING 
A RESIDENCE OF NEARLY SIX YEARS 
IN THE 
SOUTH SEA islands; 
INCLUDING 
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY AND SCENERY OF THE 
ISLANDS—WITH REMARKS ON THE HISTORY, MYTHOLOGY, 
TRADITIONS, GOVERNMENT, ARTS, MANNERS, 
AN D CUSTOMS OF THE 
INHABITANTS, 
BY 
WILLIAM l^LLIS, 
MISSIONARY TO THE SOCIETY AND SANDWICH ISLANDS, AND AUTHOR 
OF THE TOUR OF HAWAII/* 
“ In 80 vast a field, there will be room to acquire fresh knowledge for centuries to 
come, coasts to survey, countries to explore, inhabitants to describe, and perhaps to render 
more happy.” COOKE. 
IN TWO VOLUMES. 
VOL. I. 
LONDON: 
FISHER, SON, Sz JACKSON, NEWGATE STREET, 
M,DCCC,XXIX, 
