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of penetrating into this interesting island* Meanwliile I 

 employed myself in collecting ronnd Kajcli, where I obtained 

 many of the species of birds discovered there by Mr. Walhice, 

 and described by him in the ^^Proceedings of the Zoologienl 

 Society" for 18G3, among them the interesting oriole (Oriohts 

 huruensis) and the honey bird [Philemon moluccensls) T^liich 

 it mimicsj both closely resembling the corresponding species 

 shot in Larat, as well as the pretty Kajeli kingfisher (Cei/x cajeU)^ 

 the Aprosmietus huruensis^ and the rare Eehctus intermedins, 

 . On the 14th we started for our first stage towards the Lake, 

 the Tillage of AYai Bloi (where we were to find our transport 

 men waiting us), accompanied by the Eajah of Kajeli, in 

 whose district the Lake lies, and the Pati of Lisela through a 

 portion of whose territory we had to pass. The way to Wai 

 (river) Bloi, the first village beyond the morass land fringing 

 the shore, lay up the river Wai Apu, which debouches in 

 the centre of the Kajeli Bay, an hour's sail from the town. 

 . The river near its embouchure splits into many arms among 

 the mangrove swamps, then winds for hours through low 

 morass between banks green with fern-hedges dipping their 

 fronds into the sluo-ffish water under the shade of tall slender 

 trees. Higher up these gave jilace to Pandan thickets out of 

 which rose tall Lontar-, Pinang-, and wild sago- {Mdroxyhn 

 jilare) palms, and graceful tree ferns. Where the hanlcs were 

 less submerged the jungle became very dense behind a thick 

 barrier of Jifaugabrabu in profuse flower (Cerlera odallam and 

 C. lactaHa) Apocynaceous shrubs, which lined the river sides 

 for miles, and dotted the water with their white blossoms. 

 Out of this thicket an occasional black cuckoo (Eitdynamis 

 ransomi) flew out as we passed, while on the taller trees whose 

 heads shot up above the jungle sat many white Nutmeg- 

 pigeons {Myristicivora melanura) and here and there a red- 

 necked hawk (Accijnter ruhricollis). 



■ After four hours of hard rowing, the blue hills shot up 

 right ahead and broke the gloom of the monotonous vege- 

 tation which had bounded our view, and between which, 

 throughout the rest of the hot afternoon, our prau was now 

 slowly dragged through frequent rapids, now laboriously 

 poled upwards against the swiftening stream. Baked iu our 

 cramped position in the narrow boat, the journey would 



