may serve as a ground-work for farther
investigation.

_Names of the Friendly Islands, and others, in that Neighbourhood,
mentioned by the Inhabitants of Anamooka, Hepaee, and Tongataboo_.[173]

[Footnote 173: Those islands which the natives represented as large
ones, are distinguished in Italics.]

Komooefeeva, Noogoofaeeou, Novababoo,
Kollalona, Koreemou, Golabbe,
Felongaboonga, Failemaia, Vagaeetoo,
Kovereetoa, Koweeka, Gowakka,
Fonogooeatta, Konookoonama, _Goofoo_,
Modooanoogoo Kooonoogoo, Mafanna,
noogoo Geenageena, Kolloooa,
Tongooa, Kowourogoheefo, Tabanna,
Koooa, Kottejeea, Motooha,
Fenooa eeka, Kokabba, Looakabba,
_Vavaoo_ Boloa, Toofanaetollo,
Koloa, Toofagga, Toofanaelaa,
Fafeene, Loogoobahanga, _Kogoopoloo_,
Taoonga, Taoola, _Havaeeeeke_,
Kobakeemotoo, Maneeneeta, _Tootooeela_,
Kongahoonoho, Fonooaooma, _Manooka_,
Komalla, Fonooonneonne, _Leshainga_,
Konoababoo, Wegaffa, _Pappataia_,
Konnetalle, Fooamotoo, _Loubatta_,
Komongoraffa, Fonooalaiee, _Oloo_,
Kotoolooa, Tattahoi, _Takounove_,
Kologobeele, Latte, _Kapaoo_,
Kollokolahee, _Neuafo, Kovooeea_,
Matageefaia, _Feejee, Kongaireekee_;
Mallajee, _Oowaia, Tafeedoowaia_,
Mallalahee, _Kongaiarahoi, Hamoa_,
Gonoogoolaiee, _Kotoobooo, Neeootabootaboo_,
Toonabai, _Komotte, Fotoona_,
Konnevy, _Komoarra, Vytooboo_,
Konnevao, _Kolaiva, Lotooma_,
Moggodoo, _Kofoona, Toggelao_,
Looamoggo, _Konnagillelaivoo, Talava_.

I have not the least doubt that Prince William's Islands, discovered and
so named by Tasman, are included in the foregoing list. For while we lay
at Hapaee, one of the natives told me, that three or four days sail from
thence to the N.W., there was a cluster of small islands, consisting of
upwards of forty. This situation corresponds very