A Naturalist in Cannibal Land, by A.S. MeekIncludes description of life as a cattleman on Coomooboolaroo Station, Queensland, in the 1890's; collecting specimens in the South Sea Islands and Papua New Guinea. Includes comments on hunting ability of Australian Aborigines. |
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A Naturalist in Cannibal Land, by A.S. Meek A. S. Meek,Lionel Walter Rothschild Rothschild,Frank Fox No preview available - 2022 |
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A. S. Meek Aignan Australia Barnard Birds of Paradise blue boat Bougainville Bower-Birds bush butterflies called cannibalism Canoe Camp carried carriers cattle chimæra civilisation coast collecting trip collector colour Cooktown Coomooboolaroo crocodile discovery district Dutch New Guinea eggs encountered expedition exploration feet female Fergusson Island fever fish fore-wing garden Goodenough Island Government ground Guadalcanar Guinea boy hill hind-wing horse insects Island River kangaroos larvæ lepidoptera male meeki Milne Bay months moths mountains Nadi native boys Natural History nest never night obtained Oetakwa River Ornithoptera Papilio Papuan partly Pitta Port Moresby prisoners Queensland Rossel Island Samarai savage scrub seemed sent shells Solomon Islands sorcery South Sea Islands species specimens station stayed things Thursday Island tobacco took trade trees tribes Tring Museum TROBRIANDS Troides turtle usually village Walter Rothschild whilst wild wings Woodlark Island yams