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and Pautar, a volcano 4i)00 feet liigli. Drinking the most horrible water there, 

 sta}' on mountain top. Voyage to Pandai and down the wind to Adonara — almost 

 swamped. Triji into interior, a ipiadrangnlar war, snrronnded liv figliting. Reach 

 Flores. The Catholic monks and nuns at Larentuka. Pambu has D.T. Crossover 

 to Timor. Many new insects from the mountains. Leave Knpang for Banda and 

 Amboyna, where I spent Christmas. Arrival at Burn." 



1892. 



" Rough journey from Kaveli to Hat, a charming village. Rescue a girl 

 carried off by Christians, Grand forest. Difficult return to Kayeli. Society at 

 Amboyna, Dr. Montagu and his adventures with cannibals. Leave for Batchian. 

 The Ornithopfera croesus. Stay at Mt. Sibela. The Batchian Planting Comj)any 

 destroyed by the McKinley tariff. Whales. Trip to island of Obi — new insects. 

 Then to the Talaut Islands. Unj)leasant native Christians. Discover the Oniitho- 

 ptera dohertiji. Heavy surf. Trip in a war vessel to Sangir Island. Earthquake. 

 Chedi injured by a fall. We leave in bad health. Voyage to Portuguese Timor. 

 Deli and the interior.* Recovered health. Charter a steamer to take me to 

 Wetter. Life at Ilwaki. Find a friendly German in jrossession. Unsuccessful 

 collecting. Island of Kisser. Reach Letti. Grand volcanic island of Dam. 

 Arrival at Serni, on the Teuimber Islands. Natives become friendly. Earthquake 

 and eruption of Sangir heard. Great peace-dance of Selarn and Seru peojile. Trip 

 to Yamdena and stay at Selarn. Breaking of the taboos. A sinking archipelago. 

 My Polynesian and Negrito boys, (xolden-haired natives. My oyster bed. Return 

 to Serui, nearly wrecked. Fishing boats attacked by Bugis pirates. Leave 

 Tenimber. Loss of a new bntterfly at Babar ! Return to Babar and Amboyna. 

 Teruate. Trip to lialmaheira, or Gilolo. Departure for New Guinea. New 

 insects at Gani, etc. Coast along to Humboldt Bay. Engage Kasim, a Trepang 

 fisherman, and his slaves. Take possession of an island. Peace with natives. 

 Devil house at Yutafa. Young men there. A naked race. Girls swimming from 

 Ingeros. German pictures. Subordinate tribes at Auaphir. First dangerous 

 encounters with Seutaui people. Discovery of Lake Sentani and its lake villages. 

 Escape to the bay. Visit of Sentani people to my people. Great sensation — peace 

 made. Pambu gets lost. Brought back by Tombat people. Troubles with the old 

 chief. Arrival of man-of-war in outer bay. Reach it with difficulty. Volcanic bay 

 of Tana Mera. Terfia. Dangerous landing at Biak and Korrido : discover new 

 insects. Our ship attacked at Ausus, in Jobi. Peace made. Yaur. Stay at 



• The following interesting notes on this trip occur in a letter to Mr. Arthur 

 Doncaster : 



" In Timor there is only one rainy season, while in the region from Wetter 

 to Timorlaut there are two rainy seasons — the little one in November and 

 Decemiier, and the big one from April to June. The general rule here, with many 

 e.\ceptions, is that butterflies are commonest just after the rains, or, in these dry 

 islands, towards the end of them. (In India and Burma butterflies generally 

 precede the rains, and the moths come out soon after.) The April aud May rains 

 did not fall, at all this year in Wetter, and there was a frightful drought. It 

 ajij)ears to me that the Flores-Alor fauna does not extend east of A lor, though a 

 few Alor forms do occur in Wetter." 



