MONSOONS OF THE JAVA AND CHINA SEAS. 129 



Kortli of it the wind at this time of year is from 

 tlie southwest, instead of from the southeast. This 

 dry southeast monsoon bends round Borneo, and be- 

 comes the southwest monsoon of the China Sea, sup- 

 plying abundant rains to the northern parts of Borneo 

 and the Philippines. It has its origin near Australia, 

 and thence it pushes its way first toward the north- 

 west and then toward the northeast across the whole 

 Philippine group. It appears in Timur in March, 

 and reaches the southern part of the China Sea in 

 May. 



