JOUEXEY ON THE SEMBROXG EIVER. 13 



obtained. While at Batii Pahat specimens of some good birds 

 were obtained, including the small hornbill (Anorrhinus gaJeritus,) 

 and the curious Timaline bird (Eupetes macrocercusj. At the Batu 

 at the mouth of the river, the rocks (granite) are covered in 

 many places with orchids, the most conspicuous being the Spider 

 Orchid (Renanthera Maingcuji). Just outside the mouth of the 

 river is a small rocky islet on which is a settlement of " Orang 

 Laut," who live by fishing- and making^ blachang. Their huts 

 are built on the bare rock and look as if the first gale would blow 

 them all away. On this islet is a piggery which might well 

 be taken as a model by keepers of that useful animal. The stys 

 are built on piles over the water and kept perfectly clean and 

 sweet by being thoroughly washed out daily with sea water. 

 The pigs are fed almost entirely on Sago refuse. 



During the whole trip we had very wet and cloudy weather, 

 which made collecting' difficult and rendered almost hopeless any 

 attempts at astronomical observations. From a natural history 

 point of view the country is fairly interesting. The larger 

 Mammals are not met with unless special search is made for them. 

 Traces of Elephant, Tiger, Deer, and Pig were met with, but 

 S'ladang do not appear to inhabit this part of Johor, at least we 

 saw and heard nothing of them. Birds were fairly plentiful, 

 but, as is usually the case in the Malayan jungles, had to be 

 hunted for. Butterflies were scarce, very few being' observed 

 and only a very few captured. 



Owing to the main object in view being the survey of the 

 rivers, collecting had to be chiefly confined to the jungle 

 immediately adjoining their banks and probably many places 

 which did not prove very productive to us might yield a good 

 harvest to a collector who could squat for a time and 

 thoroughly rummage the neighbourhood. The Hulu Indau and 

 the Kahang rivers looked more promising. 



The Jakuns, or "Orang Hulu," as they prefer to be called, 

 met with in the Indau and Sembrong districts are of two types, 

 one with fine features and straight hair, and the other with thick 

 negro features and curly, almost woolly, hair. These two types 

 are met with intermixed in most of the villages, together with 

 every gradation between the two. On the Mas river most of 



