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James Morrison's Account of Tahiti

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Birds &c. (continued) one a fine Bright shining Collour and an Innocent harmless look, the other of a Black or dirty Brown and of a most forbidding appearance, they are both harmless and are seldom more then 6 inches long — Butterflys, Moths and Common Flys like those of Europe. They have also a Fly which differs very little from the Common Black fly, which bites very sharp and is sometimes very troublesom. These they say were first Brought here by the Lima Ships.20 The Musquettos are not very troublesom. The other insects, such as Grasshoppers Crickets, Beetles &c are the same as in other Countrys. Indigenous Histories © Derived from the 1935 Print Edition edited by Owen Rutter, page 153, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/-morrison-020.html