140 Dr. A. B. Meyer's Field-notes 



"I heard from a fisherman that the chief ' tampat moleo/ 

 i. e. the Moleo -gronnd, was then opposite the rock Magu- 

 gimbong, near " Batu-puti/' i. e. white-stone. The wl)ole 

 sea-sliore would be visited by them ; but, as it was early in 

 tlie east monsoon, the breakers were still high, the shore 

 not yet sufficiently broad and secure, and therefore many 

 had not yet arrived. To the south of the bay of Kalinaong, 

 round a rocky cape, there is a large and fine bay, which enters 

 the country in a square ; only a small part of it to the north has 

 a white sandy shore, the rest a glossy black and rather steep 

 shore, but this is backed by a fine forest on a plain, from whicli 

 the hills gradually rise up to the volcano Klabat. Two small 

 rivers, the Sapiron and the Araren, flow into the sea here. I 

 passed in a small boat, between the rock Magugimbong and 

 the mainland, another rocky cape, and a second smaller bay, 

 the shore of which consists of white sand, where I saw some 

 wild pigs {Sus celebensis) searching after fruits. Everywhere 

 the breakers were too high to go ashore. To the south a rocky 

 cape follows again, and a large irregular bay, with black 

 sand, leaving only a white sandy spot to the south-east ; 

 this is " Batu puti,^^ where a small rivulet runs into the bay. In 

 the north of this bay there is another small stream called Tiwu; 

 and here alone tlie less heavy waves permitted me to land. 

 We pulled the boat ashore and were on the black ground, 

 which did not consist of sand in the common term, but of 

 small stones up to the size of a bean, rounded and polished, 

 into which the foot sank to the ankle. I immediately saw 

 unmistakable tracks of Moleo-feet, clear and large, often 

 together with tracks of the tail, which drags on the ground. 

 Following these tracks I soon arrived at some holes. My 

 men dug up several of them to a depth of four feet without 

 getting any eggs. At several spots it could be seen that the 

 birds had begun to dig holes. 



I shot two males from a high tree, and saw many more ; they 

 came singly or in troops to the shore, and there must have 

 been many of them. The cry is gargling ^rrnvr, as if coming 

 from the belly. I had often heard it before from specimens in 

 captivity at Menado. I then shot a young crocodile three feet 



