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which fell to the ground after burning their wings or otherwise 
damaging themselves. It was interesting to note that a new- 
comer was instantly driven away by the old tenant, and had to 
wait about some distance away on the chance of something 
eluding his more happily placed rival. Moths and some nocturnal 
wasps of the genus Dorylus formed the majority of victims, and 
we saw one Toad eat at least a dozen wasps in a very short 
time. 
After a short stay in Singapore, the next port of call, and a 
most delightful cruise round the island to Johore, we left on 
Feb. 8th for Borneo. We arrived at the mouth of the Sarawak 
River about noon on the 10th, but were unable to go up that day 
as the tide was low, so started up the following morning about 
ten o’clock, and thus had the scenery quite at its best. The 
nipa palm (than which, I believe, no finer palm exists, if size of 
frond is any criterion) and the mangrove were easily first in 
point of number, and there were several decaying tree-trunks 
covered with masses of orchids, many of them in full bloom. 
We anchored some miles below Kuching, the capital, the reason 
for this being that we should probably have difficulty in turning 
round further up. That evening many Monkeys came down to 
drink and wash by the river, bringing some quite young ones 
with them; they were no other than the curious Proboscis 
Monkey, which feeds on plants and roots growing in the mud. 
Another species of Monkey was common in the forest, and I saw 
several troops of them the following day. We were unfortunately 
unable to remain for long in this interesting place, and after 
calling again at Singapore, where I obtained two young Orang- 
utans, quite newly caught, we started up the Straits of Malacca, 
calling at several places on our way. 
The yacht lay at anchor in the Klang River of Selangor, 
while I made an expedition to the central range of mountains, 
stopping in the Government rest-house at Semangko Gap. This 
place is at a considerable elevation, and the rest-house itself is 
on the very boundary between Selangor and Pahang, the division 
of the watershed being in the garden of the rest-house. The 
glorious scenery and wealth of life will ever live in my memory, 
and I am glad to think that I was able to make the most of my 
short visit, thanks to Mr. H. C. Robinson, of the Kwala Lumpur 

