MIKLOUHO-MACLAY IN PALAU, 1876

Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay, a Russian naturalist and ethnographer, visite d several Micronesian islands in 1876 as part of his extensive explora tions of the Pacific and Southeast Asia. This article translates his p rincipal writing on Palau, which was originally published in Russian i n 1878. Despite his short stay in Palau, Mildouho-Maclay collected val uable information on physical characteristics, religious practices, po litical organization, and material culture. He also gives the texts fo r several important myths. His comments on the relationship between Pa lauans and Europeans confirm that Miklouho-Maclay's orientation was si multaneously evolutionist and humanitarian.