OKANG-UTAN* 



suspected, and ready to coavey Informatlcm i>f 

 any attempt to rviulo tlu! duties. 



At the residence of Mr. Davics I Iiad an oppor- 

 ttukity (yf seeing a Imng specim€*i otth6> ©tang- 

 uian, whiek ImA 1>eeit tom^t hmn J^/a^- 

 massing, on the south coast of Borneo* The 

 animal was a male, and measnred t\\ o Feet fonr 

 inches in height, being the first specimen 1 l»ad 

 I tmtSk Ionised wl^fa mtel- 

 Ibeliml a|)p&&xia£u^ us ^omgpacea with csiiliers of 

 mo^siij^ tribe. He was seen to %ovm Mf^ 

 advantage, as he was snfFering from a severe 

 cold ; and not being fonnd in the usual haunt, 



regarded us with a piteous eomiteilltitce, ^ to 

 inlbriii us he was imlisjiosed, — Ins eves were suf- 

 fused with tears, cough, and skin verjhot and dry, 

 ^ |>ids^ aiom imiidiied ilnd tw^laty . (What 

 is ^e mtlmd (Bismdard ^( healtky pulse in 

 this animal !) He was evidently most desirous 

 of heino- wrapped up, and did not care to be 

 caressed by strangers, luit turm/d his Imek upon 

 them, hiding his head and face, ilis usual place 

 of tepose was m ^ mat in the rerandah^ but 

 fei^ltng he &mgM Urn sctighi claim gi«eater 

 indulgence, so toolt possession of one of tlie lirtK. 

 Tho large anterior nuus of brain gave a higii 



