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Minahassa. There are, some miles from the town, several small rivers, 

 w^here he often shot the species in the forest. 



The Sangi bird, C. sanghirensis, is from Great Sangi, and vv^as collected 

 in 1875 by one of his hunters, who remained in his service when he returned 

 to Europe in 1873. His name is Kamis; he accompanied Bernstein, 

 Wallace, and Von Rosenberg on some of their journeys, and later went with 

 Dr. Meyer. Kamis is a native of Ternate, and is described as a most trust- 

 worthy, capital fellow — the best man Dr. Meyer had in his employ. 



Small shot is used to kill the birds ; and they are not difficult to find 

 in the forest, near rivers or small waters. 



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