viii PREFACE. 



W. J. Hooker, that among the ouvirandra which I 

 brought over there has recently been found a second 

 species, the Oiwirmidra Bernieriana^ bearing deli- 

 cately rose-coloured flowers. This new species Sir 

 W. J. Hooker has described and figured recently in 

 the " Botanical Magazine." 



The map is reduced from the outline of the late 

 Commodore Owen's survey. 



I am indebted to photography for the chief part of 

 the illustrations of the volume. The difi'erent portraits, 

 some of which exhibit remarkable heads, are all from 

 photographs taken in the country. Several of the 

 views, as well as the representations of a number of 

 trees and plants, were obtained by the same means, 

 or from sketches made, Avith one or two exceptions, 

 while the objects were before me. The ouvirandra 

 was drawn from a plant brought to this country; 

 and I beg to return my sincere thanks to the pro- 

 prietors of " Knight's Museum of Animated Nature " 

 for the use of three illustrations of subjects of natural 

 history. 



In my remarks on the native language, I have 

 made use of the grammars of Messrs. Baker and 

 Griffiths, but more especially of a valuable paper on 

 the language, kindly furnished for me some years 

 ago by the late Rev. J. J. Freeman. 



I also avail myself of the present opportunity to 



