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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEE I. 



CAGAYAN SULU. 



Anchor off Lamery, Island of Luzon — Taal volcano — Bancoran — Cagayan Sulu — 

 ilalay dress — Proceedings of the Spaniards with regard to the island — Birds — 

 The crater-lakes — Extraordinary natural phenomenon — The Pangerang's house 

 — A Sulu cradle — Discover a third crater-lake — Particulars of the island — Curious 

 habits of the Whimbrel — Yacht Bay — Zoological characteristics of Cagayan 

 Sulu . . ....... Page 1 



CHAPTER 11. 



THE SULU ISLANDS. 



AVe embark a Rajah — A perfect calm — Arrive at Meiinbun — Scenes on the 

 Meimbun River — The Sultan's Istana — The Sultan of Sulu — Unsettled state of 

 the island — Visit of the Sultan to the Marchcsa — Parangs and spears — Natural 

 history rambles on the island — Beauty of the scenery — Sun-birds and other 

 birds — Cinnyris jidiic — ^The Rajah's village — A Sulu cemetery — Second visit of 

 the Sultan with his Avives — Domestic broils — The ladies of the harem — Cockatoo 

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CHAPTER III. 



THE SULU ISLANDS {continued). 



We leave for Parang — The Panglima Dammang — Parang and its surroundings — 

 Tulian Island — Jolo, the Spanish settlement — Life in the town — Marine fireworks 



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