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Museum, who was also stopping in the house, and put his great 
local knowledge at my disposal. Cicadas making weird noises 
like penny trumpets, Pigeons ‘‘ booming,” and the melodious 
ery of the ‘‘ Wa-wa,” or Gibbon, were a few of the sounds to be 
heard. 
On rejoining the yacht we started off to Penang, where the 
heat was intense. A short stay only was made there, and then 
on to Pulo Way, and so to Colombo, after which the trip, so far 
as collecting was concerned, was a thing of the past. 
I regret to have to state that both the Orangs died before 
reaching Cowes, though one of them lived until Gibraltar was 
passed ; but a charming little Gibbon, which Lord Crawford 
obtained in Borneo, came triumphantly through the changes of 
temperature, and is now in the Zoological Gardens, and in the 
very best of health. 
