. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. (?()/:/- ay;? /7.\Y; 77if f-I-^ I ll!i:RS. (jf feather work witli care for lliis cnmiterfeii. Fortiiiiatch^ hutli of tlic prrcioiis j'cllow feathers luivc l)lack t)ases iiol present cif cnurse in iIr-dved spt'ciiiieiis. Hr. vSerriirier tells {/hiriidn'jkskfti/thx IVi'i'kh'titi, /S'S/, No. iq) an aiiiiisiiis^ slor\- nf (l\-t'tl featlicrs as quoted by Director Sehniell/:" "X'lC MUlliiicii bev ^aiibiuirli ?ui|elil faiii^rc ciiiei! folriicii 'lyioiitel iincli iriiciii) e
. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. (?()/:/- ay;? /7.\Y; 77if f-I-^ I ll!i:RS. (jf feather work witli care for lliis cnmiterfeii. Fortiiiiatch^ hutli of tlic prrcioiis j'cllow feathers luivc l)lack t)ases iiol present cif cnurse in iIr-dved spt'ciiiieiis. Hr. vSerriirier tells {/hiriidn'jkskfti/thx IVi'i'kh'titi, /S'S/, No. iq) an aiiiiisiiis^ slor\- nf (l\-t'tl featlicrs as quoted by Director Sehniell/:" "X'lC MUlliiicii bev ^aiibiuirli ?ui|elil faiii^rc ciiiei! folriicii 'lyioiitel iincli iriiciii) eiiicr '^iHltiiii|tclliiiui imb licff ilm bc^^ iiruffeii 'Sertlicv finlbcit fur chic ()dIic 3iiiiiiiic ucriidicrii. Tuv Hdnif litt ^cliiifbriiii), nbcr unci) ciiiiiicr 3ett iinirbc bic I'abiiiui iiufntififcbt iiiib bcr ilinutel fniii loicbcr ;,mii '^nn'filiciii, lubcff uuii ber iielbcii ?i'nrbc bcr ?J-cbcru max mdm mclir iibrii]: bcr l^caiitcl wax iicfarbt ; Now even the ok! iia,ti\^es were aware of the a(()ii of salt water on the genuine featlierrt and took great pre^^ eauiion w^hen earr^'iog their precious res im canoe \-o\^^ ages. vSnreh' the pixjlonged saturation uf a shipwa-eck wouh:l account for any h)ss (tf coh)r. 1 liave, howex'ia:, soaked both nianu} and iiwi feathers in a saturated sobi- tion of eotnniou saH^ h>r six months witli bnt bttle h»ss of coh>r. The storv, ahJiough probabh" apocT\^|)ha,], ha^s served its purpose. It is mo. 7. r^i-A'|?III^ks r'Ri'M Tiir, honio'.k. unnecessaj-v' to more ihaai mention the kds and capch made in rc,^^(-;Kion o| Kalakaua and kis sister; ihcy were poor snbstitutcs f(n- the gi'uniiic lIa\\^aiian H^ Besides the incthod ot capturing uiili hinkliuiis ncK ol ligkl thread and wick' mesh were skilfully thrown mvr the ll:cing bird, and ^4u1cs and stonrs were also re- sorted t(» with the larger birds. Pckcapuen ^vas a. snare ust'd cs|)rcia]lv ku- oxils. C )nc of the ancient nets k)r kirdwalching is in i
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