VISIT TO KABURAU ^i 



the Dayaks have erect ears, are rather small and their 

 colour is usually dull yellow. Here they were variously 

 coloured, some entirely black, and fights among them were 

 of frequent occurrence. Ascending the ladder I found a 

 large tame bird of the stork family chained to the gal- 

 lery, for the Dayaks often keep birds and animals in their 

 houses. 



The chief very hospitably had prepared one room for 

 all four of us to lodge in, which did not exactly suit me, 

 as I like to have a place where at times I may be chez moi, 

 for the night at least. There was no suitable place out- 

 side for my tent, so I decided to paddle a few hundred 

 kilometres up the river to a dilapidated camping-house 

 for travellers, put up by the Dayaks under government 

 order. Such a house is called pasang-grahan and may be 

 found in many out-of-the-way places in Borneo. 



Though generally crude and unpretentious huts where 

 travelling soldiers or Malays put up, these shelters are 

 very useful, especially for the night. There is another 

 kind of pasang-grahan, comfortable structures provided 

 with beds, similar to the rest-houses in India. In the 

 more civilised parts these are built for the use of officials 

 and other travellers. The one referred to had roof and 

 walls of palm leaves, and as a matter of course, stood on 

 piles. Though said to be only three years old it was 

 already very shaky; still after clearing away the grass 

 and some of the jungle next to it, we established quite a 

 comfortable camp. 



Chonggat brought in a number of birds and animals 

 here, among them the lovely raja bird, snow-white except 



