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^artat blue htrom^ but witti brwnisfa shouMer 



and aidae of naofcj whltt haatad, red bodi#d 

 there were also two other larger aptcles of hawke whieh w#ra not so 



plentiful* Two epaoiea of rails were- ooimoa* fraa- duck w#r# 

 common, seen in flocks and in psire* Mhlngae wer# also 



oommon* 



TM natives claim that during 



the dry season, which is the nest- 



ing time, they gather great number a of birds* ©gge for food, but thair 

 principal ocau|mtion le fishing durii^- the dry eeason* 



laving dtliTorod cargo and imaeangore at a Mmpong at the far 



side of 1 

 midnight. 



laka^ WB returned to Mmara Muntai whert w© e*^ 



until 



3, 1914. 



Muara ""^ahoa was ciar first 



top at lOt 



steadily since midnight* flie country hereabouts, 

 higher than that of mars, .itintai is low and the hanks appear every- 

 where to be covered with old seoond growth Jungle of which the most 

 conspicuous evidence is the presence of two -varieties of palm trees, 

 namely the sugar palm (toanda) and the betel nut fpenang) which are 

 nearly always to be found where natives iiave made clearings. 



Having discharged some cargo at Muara Pahoe, we proceeded on up 

 stream, reaching Melah: at sundown* The soot from the steamer's 

 funnel has simply covered my prahn and nmkes everything very dirty. 

 Since leaving Sanarinda, we have had but one slight shower, that was 

 the first night; since then the ?/eather has been very clear and hot. 

 Melak, like practically all the native Malay villages, consists of 

 on© long line of houses along the river bank and then a line of bath 

 (S built on logs in the water in front of the houses. 



