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ANNUAL REPORT, 26tH NOVEMBER, 1889.

Country.

Title.

Tabulator.

Tales completed.

AUSTEALIA,

ETC.

Australia

Brough Smyth's "Aborigines of Victoria." Vol. i. pp. 423-483.

New Zealand

Shortland's " Traditions and Superstitions

of the New Zealanders." White's " Ancient History of the Maori."

Vols. i. ii.

Polynesia

Grey's "Polynesian Mythology." 1855.

(23 tales.) Gill's "Myths and Songs of the South

Pacific." 1876.

AFRICA.

Bleek's "Hottentot Fables and Tales."

1864. (42 tales.)

Miss Key.

Callaway's " Zulu Nursery Tales." 1864.

(49 tales.)

Miss Key.

" South Africa Folklore Journal." Vol. i.

1879.

Me.G.L.Appeeson.

Steere's "Swahili Tales." 1873. (18

tales.)

Miss Key.

16

Theal's " Kaffir Folklore." 1882. (21

tales.)

Miss Key.

4

AMERICA.

Brett's " Legends of British Guiana."

n. d. Leland's " Algonquin Legends." 1884.

(72 tales.)

Mr. J. W. Sanboen.

Rink's " Tales and Traditions of the Eski-

mo." 1875. (150 tales.)

Mr. Gomme.

1

Dasent's " Tales from the Norse," pp. 425-

443.

(Note. — The co-operation of the American

Folklore Society in this work, so far as

books on North and South American

Folklore are concerned, is invited, and

therefore only three or four representa-

tive collections are cited here.)