126 G. Zündel, “Land und Volk der Eweer auf der Sclavenküste in Westafrika,” _Zeitschrift der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin_, xii. (1877) pp. 415 _sq._; C. Spiess, “Religionsbegriffe der Evheer in Westafrika,” _Mittheilungen des Seminars für Orientalische Sprachen zu Berlin_, vi. (1903) Dritte Abtheilung, p. 112. M45 Superstitions of the American Indians as to shooting stars. 127 Boscana, “Chinigchinich, a Historical Account of the Origin, etc., of the Indians of St. Juan Capistrano,” in A. Robinson’s _Life in California_ (New York, 1846), p. 299. 128 C. Lumholtz, _Unknown Mexico_ (London, 1903), i. 324 _sq._ 129 K. von den Steinen, _Unter den Naturvölkern Zentral-Brasiliens_ (Berlin, 1894), pp. 514 _sq._ The Peruvian Indians also made a prodigious noise when they saw a shooting star. See P. de Cieza de Leon, _Travels_ (Hakluyt Society, London, 1864), p. 232. 130 G. Kurze, “Sitten und Gebräuche der Lengua-Indianer,” _Mitteilungen der Geographischen Gesellschaft zu Jena_, xxiii. (1905) p. 17; W. Barbrooke Grubb, _An Unknown People in an Unknown Land_ (London, 1911), p. 163. 131 M. Dobrizhoffer, _Historia de Abiponibus_ (Vienna, 1784), ii. 86. M46 Shooting stars regarded as demons. 132 W. Tetzlaff, “Notes on the Laughlan Islands,” _Annual Report on British New Guinea, 1890-91_ (Brisbane, 1892), p. 105. 133 H. Oldenberg, _Die Religion des Veda_, p. 267. 134 W. Crooke, _Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India_ (Westminster, 1906), ii. 22. 135 Holzmayer, “Osiliana,” _Verhandlungen der gelehrten Estnischen Gesellschaft zu Dorpat_, vii. (1872) p. 48. 136 Guillain, _Documents sur l’histoire, la géographie, et le commerce de l’Afrique Orientale_, ii. (Paris, N.D.) p. 97; C. Velten, _Sitten und Gebräuche der Suaheli_ (Göttingen, 1903), pp. 339 _sq._; C. B. Klunzinger, _Upper Egypt_ (London, 1878), p. 405; Budgett Meakin, _The Moors_ (London, 1902), p. 353. M47 Shooting stars associated with the souls of the dead. Supposed relation of the stars to men. 137 E. Dieffenbach, _Travels in New Zealand_ (London, 1843), ii. 66. According to another account, meteors are regarded by the Maoris as betokening the presence of a god (R. Taylor, _Te Ika a Maui, or New Zealand and its Inhabitants_,2 p. 147). 138 Ch. Wilkes, _Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition_, v. 88. 139 A. W. Howitt, _Native Tribes of South-East Australia_, p. 369. 140 A. W. Howitt, in Brough Smyth’s _Aborigines of Victoria_, ii. 309.