198 Journal of the F.M.S. Museums. [Vot. XI, 
follows up to this point the valley of the Air Tapan. The 
surrounding heights are covered with forest. Argus 
pheasants are very numerous at this place. 
Padang Tarap, Agam, Padang Highlands, 740 M. 
Station on the railway from Fort de Kock to Pajokum- 
buh. The village is lying in a valley enclosed by limestone 
hills, and surrounded by ricefields and plantations. 
Painan, Padang Lowlands, sea level. 
A small place on the seacoast with numerous village 
gardens and coconut groves. Near the shore are some 
coral reefs emerging from the water. 
Pajokumbuh, Padang Highlands, 500 M. 
Populous place with extensive village gardens and 
coconut plantations ; the plain in which the place is lying 
is partly swampy and converted into ricefields. Tobacco 
is planted on a large scale. No forest in the immediate 
vicinity. 
Palembajan, Agam, Padang Highlands, 790 M. 
The same kind of surroundings as Bondjol. 
Palembang, Eastcoast of Sumatra, 5 M. 
The town lies on the river Musi surrounded by swamps. 
Palupuh, Agam, Padang Highlands, 640 M. 
The same formation as Bondjol, but on the mountain 
above the place old forest is still growing. 
Pangkalan Koto Baharu, Pajokumbuh, 120 M. 
To this place the remarks made about Koto Alam also 
apply. 
Pantjuran Gading, Bukit Barisan, Korinchi, 1000 M. 
A hamlet in the Barisan Chain on the path from the 
Padang Lowlands to Korinchi. A little stream flows by 
and the heights enclosing it are densely covered with forest. 
Pasir Ganting, Indrapura, Padang Lowlands, sea level. 
Village on a sandy beach near the mouth of the Tapan 
river. Behind the shore the usual scrub bush and a number 
of lagoons are to be found. Further inland the country 
is covered by vast swampy forests. 
Pasumah Estate, Mount Dempu, Pasemah, Palembang, 
900 M. 
Coffee estate ; see under Mount Dempu. 
Penatai, Korinchi, 300 M. 
A resting place for carriers on the path from Djambi 
on the Eastcoast of Sumatra to Korinchi. The Merangin 
