VI PEEFACE. 



of Celebes, touching at Manado, landing on the islands of Mayo, Ternate, and Gillolo. 

 Proceeding southward, Bouru was sighted, the Boutong Passage passed, the Great Solombo 

 and the Caramata Islands were observed, and the Samarang again arrived at Singapore. 

 Sailing a second time for Sarawak, Ambong, Tampasook, and Dumaran Island were visited ; 

 some stay was made at Manila j the Sooloo Roads and Archipelago were again reached ; 

 the vessel remained a short time at Maratua Island and Leegeetan in Borneo ; touched at 

 Mindanao, sailed for Manila, and once more anchored at Hong-Kong. Starting again for 

 Batan, one of the Bashee Islands, the Samarang, proceeding northward, passed near Botel 

 Tobago, examined Sama-Sana, and afterwards, more in detail, Pa-tchung-san ; visited the 

 little Hoa-pin-san and Ty-pin-san Islands, and remained some time at the Great Loo-Choo. 

 The Expedition then sailed for Corea, Quelpart, and Kiusu, and after navigating among 

 the numerous almost unexplored islands of the Yellow Sea, and visiting Nangasaki in the 

 Japanese Empire, proceeded a second time to Loo-Choo, and eventually reached Hong- 

 Kong. Homeward bound, the vessel touched at the Keeling or Cocos Islands, remained 

 off the Cargados Garajos, or St. Brandon Shoals, in the Indian Ocean, a sufficient time 

 for their being surveyed, touched at the Mauritius, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascension, 

 and arrived in England in December 1846. 



With reference to the natural history of the Philippines, that sagacious and most 

 indefatigable traveller, Hugh Cuming, Esq., had anticipated us in many points, and to his 

 advice and liberality in the loan and comparison of specimens greater accuracy in the deter- 

 mination of new species has been secured. 



The desire shown by the Commander of the Expedition to afford every facility in the 

 pursuit of science, enabled me to bring together numerous observations, to collect speci- 

 mens, and make sketches and drawings of many of those more rare and evanescent forms 

 which it is my hope may help to advance the Zoology of that part of the globe. To these 

 favourable circumstances, and the gratuitous services of the able and talented individuals 

 who have assisted me, the public are indebted for the following work. 



