102 i\[r. W. R. Ogilvie Grant on the 



destination this time being Cape Engano, the extreme north- 

 east point of the Island, From thence he hoped to reach the 

 ranges of mountains that run parallel with the east coast, 

 but the impossibility of obtaining either Negrito porters or 

 boats proved a serious obstacle. Having arrived sal'ely at 

 Aparri, where he was obliged to remain for some days, as it 

 was " semana santa" (holy week), he managed to charter a 

 large coasting-boat to take him on to Cape Engano. The 

 start was made on a Monday night, but a contrary wind 

 drove the boat in a northerly direction far out of its course, 

 and for a couple of days she was obliged to seek shelter under 

 Fuga Island, one of the Babuyan group. Here Mr. White- 

 head landed, and, though the time at his disposal was very 

 limited, several interesting birds were collected, the most 

 important being examples of a new species of Bulbul [Hypsi- 

 petes fugensis) , which finds its nearest ally in the Loo Choo 

 Islands. The boat having been only chartered to put him 

 down at Engaiio, he was obliged to move when the Indian 

 captain thought fit, and, the wind becoming favourable, 

 arrived at his destination two days later. The Cape proved 

 somewhat of a disappointment, for, owing to the want of 

 boats and porters, he was unable to reach the east coast. 

 The Negrito tribes which inhabit that part of Luzon never 

 do any baggage-carrying, so a move to any great distance 

 was out of the question, and, to add to other troubles, the 

 weather was miserably wet, rain falling for three or four 

 days on end. By making a couple of trips in a canoe, which 

 be managed to procure, a small quantity of baggage was 

 taken up a neighbouring river ; but, all the Negritos having 

 run away, he found it impossible to proceed further, and 

 during the ten days he spent in the forest not a native was 

 to be seen. As it was impossible to remain longer where he 

 w as, he returned to the Cape, and, taking advantage of a large 

 coasting-boat belonging to a Spaniard, sent one of his men 

 back to Aparri wuth a view to obtaining a boat and returning 

 to the Babuyan group. This boat was wrecked in the same 

 typhoon which swamped one of the coasting-steamers and 

 drowned nearly two hundred people. 



