Greenwell, J. Richard

3 publications

Wagner, Roy; Greenwell, J. Richard; Raymond, Gale J.; Nieda, Kurt von (detail)
1983Further investigations into the biological and cultural affinities of the ri.
Cryptozoology 2: 113-125. 6 figs. Winter 1983.
—Describes additional sightings of the "ri" or "ilkai" in New Ireland, and gives related information obtained from Barok and Susurunga villagers. Again concludes that the animals are not dugongs. Includes two inconclusive photos of a ri surfacing.
Greenwell, J. Richard (detail)
1985The ri: zoology and folklore (response to Sibert, Ellis, and Britton).
Cryptozoology 3: 151-154. Apr. 1985.
—Responds to comments on the "ri" of New Ireland, leaning toward its identification as Neophocaena or some other small cetacean. Also discusses the possible sir. or cetacean origins of mermaid legends.
Greenwell, J. Richard (detail)
1987Ri-evaluation (comment on Williams [1986]).
Cryptozoology 5: 140-144. Apr. 1987.
—Reviews the history of the controversy over the "ri" of New Ireland, and praises the study of T. R. Williams (1986) as "the first time that a mythified animal such as a 'mermaid' has been located first-hand and identified zoologically" - in this case, as a dugong.