( no ) 



of Kistier, and is aliimf twelve luili's lon^'. It is vt-rv mouutainons, and Kiiliii thinks 

 it consists of several ancient volcanoes. He found several warm and even hot 

 snl|iliiirons springs. Sulphnr occnrs in some ])laces. Kiihn says he came across 

 basaltic and tradiytic j)illars ; while in other parts of the isle, esiiccially on tiie 

 sontli side, coralline liaiest(.n(' predominates. Ferrn^inons sand or iscrine and lar;Lrc 

 shinjiles or boulders of sulphide of lead are freipient along the shore. Hoina is 

 well woiidi'd and fertile. The greater part of the jiopulation are Christians, the 

 rest are devoted to the '• opolare " or cult of the ancestors. The men wear mostly 

 only a belt, the women (at least the heathens) only the Malayan "sarong" and 

 a short blackish bluejacket ("kabaya"), dyed with indigo. All the women are 

 experts in weaving. Tortoiseshell, copra, green snail-shells and wax are e.xported. 

 Of mammals Kiihn noticed only wild j)igs, cnscus, a parado.xnms, rats and mice. 

 Of reptiles many large ])ythons, a green poisonous snake, several harmless 

 snakes, and some lizards — among them a flying one— were seen. In addition to 

 the birds sent, Ilnliaiifiir iii'lun intermedius, Haliai'tus leucogaster, and a large 

 owl were noticed. Very few insects were about, on account of the continued 

 drought. 



Kisser (Kissa) lies south-eastward of the east end of AVetter, and about lo 

 miles north of the east end of Timor, and is about five miles long and lour miles 

 wide. Its summit is about 805 ft. high. It is fertile and well inhabited. 



Letti is about 23 miles E.N.E of the East Cape of Timor, 3.5 miles .S.E. by E. 

 from Koma, and about eight miles in extent. It is fertile and well wooded, though 

 sometimes suffering from drought. 



Bloa is separated from Letti by a cliannel four miles in width ; it is about twenty 

 miles long. On the N.E. part of the island is a higii mountain 41(10 ft. high ; the 

 rest is generally flat and coralline, with little cultivation on the 8. and S.E. sides. 



As I have said before, collections were unfortunately not made ou the more 

 eastern islands, Sermatta and Babber. This is the more regrettable as the avifiinna 

 of Babber differs considerably from that of the more western islands, being, in fact, 

 in many instances very similar to that of Tenimber. Needless to say, the islands 

 nearest to Timor have more Timorese forms than those farther east. TJie following 

 list will show what is found on the various islands. It would seem that the 

 avifauna of the islands visited by Kiilm is now fairly well kiuiwn, and I hope that 

 he will, when recovered from his attack of malaria, also visit Sermatta and Babber. 



GALLINACEAE. 

 1. Megapodius duperreyii Less. A; Garn. 



Mit/iiliiKliiis (hiiierreyii Lesson et Ga.ra., Bull. Sri, Xtil. viii. p. 113 (IH-iti: Dorpy, New Guinea); 

 Finsch, Xiitrs Lnjilfu Miis. xxii. p. .302 (Wetter, Babber). 



Jlr. Kiihn smt 4 from Wetter, collected in September iuid October 1002 

 (Nos. iiTul, 570U', 5T7o, 5853) and 12 from Koina, July, August 19o2. (Nos. 

 6247, 5248, 5240, 533u, 5385, 538fi, 5387, 538s and 4 without numbers.) "Iris 

 coffee-lirown (dull and bright), feet orange-red with brown on top of toes 

 (yellowish vermilion with brown toes), bill dirty orange (ilirty yellow)." 



2. Gallus ferrugineus ((im.). 

 \\'ild fowls were met with in great numbers on AVetter, but the great 

 variation in the males and the geographical distribution at once suggest that 



