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ing in the mire, and the accumulation of putrifying 

 vegetable matter, in process of time became 

 offensive at the entrance of the palace, and its 

 removal was ordered by the Emperor to a small 

 village near the confines of the capital, where, in 

 the year 1821, it was accidentally drowned in a 

 rivulet. 



" The Rhinoceros lives gregarious in many parts 

 of Java. It is not limited to a particular region 

 or climate, but its range extends from the level of 

 the ocean to the summit of mountains of con- 

 siderable elevation. I noticed it at Tangung, near 

 the confines of the Southern Ocean, in the districts 

 of the native princes, and on the summit of the 

 high peaks of the Priangang regions, but it prefers 

 high situations. It is not generally distributed, 

 but is tolerably numerous in circumscribed spots, 

 distant from the dwellings of man, and covered 

 with a profuse vegetation. On the whole, it is 

 more abundant in the western than in the eastern 

 districts of the island. Its retreats are discovered 

 by deeply excavated passages whic{i it forms along 

 the declivities of mountains and hills. I found 

 them occasionally of great depth and extent. 



* ; In its manners the Rhinoceros of Java is com- 

 paratively mild. It is not unfrequently met in 

 the wilds by Europeans and by natives. No 

 instance of its shewing a disposition to make an 

 attack has come to my knowledge. Being the 



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