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348 A FLY ON THE NOSE This is an unpublished Torres Straits catch, kindly given me by Dr. Haddon. The native name is Buli.

First: Hold one string of the loop between the tips of the thumb and index of each hand so that about six inches of the string passes from hand to hand and

a long loop hangs down. Then in the short piece between the hands make a small ring hanging down, by passing the right hand toward you and to the left and placing the string it has been holding, between the tips of the thumb and index of the left hand, on the near side of the string already held by these fingers.