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Man and Animals

In the New Hebrides

Written as an account of the Percy Sladen Trust Expeditions to the New Hebrides in 1922-3 and 1927, this is one of the first detailed studies of the flora and fauna of these distant islands. Fully illustrated with maps and figures, this book describes the native Hebrideans and the reasons for their depopulation. The author, a biologist and zoologist, then details the insect, avian and mammalian inhabitants of the islands and their behaviours.

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T HE K EGAN P AUL T RAVELLERS S ERIES

A Journey Through Persia and Turkish Armenia Gerald Reitlinger

A Summer in Touraine Frederic Lees

A Winter in Majorca George Sand

A Woman in the Balkans Winifred Gordon

Adventure in Hawaii and Tahiti Edward T. Perkins

Alexandria: The Ancient and Modern Town E. Breccia

Autobiography of a Chinese Girl Hsieh Ping-Ying

Burma R. Talbot Kelly

Chinese Pictures J. F. Bishop

Egypt and Nubia J. A. St. John

Fifty Years in Maoriland James T. Pinfold

In Hawaii with Jack London Jack London

In Stevensons Samoa Marie Fraser

Island Nights Entertainments Robert Louis Stevenson

Man and Animals in the New Hebrides John R. Baker

Mongolia N. Prejevalsky

My Consulate in Samoa William B. Churchward

News from Tartary Peter Fleming

Oceania Frank Fox

Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy Bird

Old Touraine Theodore Andrea Cook

The Discovery of Tahiti George Robertson

The French Riviera Pierre Devoluy and Pierre Borel

The Golden Chersonese Isabella Lucy Bird

The Heart of the Orient Michael Myers Shoemaker

The Riviera Hugh Macmillan

The Romance of Treasure Trove Charles R. Beard

To Lhasa in Disguise William Montgomery McGovern

Treasure of Ophir C. E. V. Craufurd

A Year Amongst the Persians Edward Granville Browne

Constantinople and Istanbul Old and New H. G. Dwight

Tahiti George Calderon

Cruise of the Snark Jack London

In the South Seas Robert Louis Stevenson

Six Months in Hawaii Isabella Bird

Korea and Her Neighbours Isabella Bird

Strolling Through Istanbul H. Sumner-Boyd and J. Freely

Camp Life and Sport in Dalmatia and the Herzegovina Anonymous

Quest for Sheba Norman Stone Pearn and Vernon Barlow

An English Consul in Siam W. A. R. Wood

Voyages in the Orient Gerald De Nerval

The Loyal Karens of Burma Donald Mackenzie Smeaton

Romance of a Harem Clarence Forestier-Walker

South Sea Idyls Charles Warren Stoddard

Hawaii: The Past, Present and Future of its Island-Kingdom Gerald Manly Hopkins

. Typical Vegetation in the New Hebrides.

( Photo by Mr. J. de H. Morel. )

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ISBN: 0-7103-0978-3

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To my many friends, both white and black, in the New Hebrides, especially

W.A.	Alec
R. E. T.	August	Dhipla
T. O. T.	Tilly

IF I were to make really adequate mention of the kindness of all those who have helped me in connexion with my work in the New Hebrides, this Preface would be disproportionately long. The reader must realize that the few words which follow are tokens of very real gratitude.

My two visits to the New Hebrides were partly financed by the Trustees of the Percy Sladen Memorial Fund and by my mother and brother (Mrs. G. E. Baker and Mr. S. J. Baker). The latter has also helped very greatly by preparing the maps which illustrate this book and in many other ways. For great kindness and helpfulness while in the islands I am indebted to Mr. and Mrs. W. Anderson, the Rev. R. E. Tempest, and Mr. T. O. Thomas; and I thank Professor T. T. Barnard for his companionship on my first visit. To my wife and Mr. J. de H. Morel, who joined me towards the end of my second visit, I am grateful for infusing the new enthusiasm which resulted in the achievement of our most important objects.

I wish also to thank the following :

For giving me the necessary leave of absence, and for advice :

• Professor E. S. Goodrich, F.R.S.

For help in the New Hebrides :

• Mr. J. R. Salisbury (especially).
• Mr. O. Stevens.
• Pre Ardouin.
• The Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Bowie.
• The late H.B.M. Resident Commissioner.
• Mr. Bell.
• The Captain of S.Y. Southern Cross.
• Captain Brown.
• Messrs. Burns, Philp & Co.

For presenting me with all the alcohol required for the preservation of specimens :

• The Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Sydney.

For taking charge of my collection of insects, and for other help :

• Professor E. B. Poulton, F.R.S.

For identifying, describing, and reporting on my specimens :

• Mr. Oldfield Thomas (Mammals).
• Mr. N. B. Kinnear (Birds).
• Mr. H. W. Parker (Reptiles).
• Mr. J. R. Norman (Fishes, except Eels).
• Professor Johs Schmidt (Eels).
• Mr. G. C. Robson (Molluscs).
• Mr. K. G. Blair, Dr. P. A. Buxton, Mr. W. E. China, Mr. F. W. Edwards, Mr. J. V. Pearman, Mr. B. P. Uvarov, Mr. C. Willemse, and Mr. H. Womersley (Insects).
• Dr. W. T. Caiman, Mr. R. Gurney, Herr W. Klie, Mr. A. G. Lowndes, and Professor W. M. Tattersall (Crustacea).
• Mr. C. C. A. Monro (Echinoderms, Oligochaetes).
• Professor P. Fauvel (Polychaetes).

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