to deal honestly with the Chinese who traded with them, conditions which 

 still prevail. 



In July 182-1, Duperrey (21, i. 316) in the 'Coquille' spent over a 

 fortnight at Dorei, and the first collection of plants from there was made 

 by Lesson, the surgeon accompanying the expedition (2, ii. 534). 



Dumont d'Urville (3, iv. 578-612) in the Voyage of the ' Astrolabe ' gives 

 a verv good general account of Dorei Bay, where he stayed in August 1827, 

 after the discovery of Humboldt Bay, which was named, but not touched ;it. 

 He mentions taking in water " au limpide ruisseau de Wirsi," and refers to 

 the very rainy weather. The local Papuans are described as living in terror 

 of the Arfakis, some mountain tribes established above Wousi on what is 

 now the site of Manokoeari, who were always treacherously attacking the 

 coast people, one such attack occurring duriug the stay of the ' Astrolabe/ 

 Lesson, who accompanied him, made another collection of plants. 



Wallace in 1858 (5, ii. 298-326) spent three months and a half, from 

 March to July, at Dorei Bay collecting zoological specimens, and was there 

 when the S.S. 'Etna' (8, 78), fitted out by the Dutch Netherlands Indian 

 Government for ethnological and natural history investigations, put into 

 the bay in June of that year. Some of the 'Etna's' company attempted to 

 ascend the Arfak (8, 73) from the N. side, but turned back after reaching 

 1500'. 



In September 1872, D'Albertis (9, 67-71), having spent three months at 

 Andai with Beccari making zoological collections, succeeded in reaching 

 Hatam, an Alfuero village, situated at 5000', three days' journey from Andai, 

 where he spent a month, enduring great privations. This intrepid explorer 

 was the first European to penetrate into these mountains and reveal their 

 ornithological treasures, for, of the magnificent collection of Birds-of- 

 Paradise and other types obtained by him, nearly all proved new to 

 science. 



In June 1875, Hatam was again visited, this time by Beccari (11, 35-38), 

 who spent a month in this inhospitable place, much hindered by rains and 

 swollen torrents. He attained 2040 in. in exploring the surrounding heights, 

 and brought back, in addition to much valuable zoological material, a large 

 collection of plants unfortunately not yet fully worked out. 



Rosenberg in 1869 and 1870 (10) made several journeys to Dorei and 

 the adjacent islands of the N.W. coast, of which he gives an interesting 

 description. Accompanied by Malay hunters he spent three months at 

 Andai, staying with the Missionary VVoelders, with the intention of attaining 

 Hatam (10, 99). Several abortive attempts were made, and he claims this 

 achievement for his hunters, a claim since disproved (21, ii. 142). A 

 vocabulary of the Noemfoer (coast) and the Alfuero (mountain) languages, 

 with some excellent original drawings, are included in his book. 



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