CHAP, xvn.] THE BABmUSA, 263 



As I was wasting valnalile time at Panghu owing to the 

 })ad weather and the iUiie^s of my hunters, I retunicd to 

 Jtenado after a stay of three weeks. Here I had a liLtle 

 touch of fever, and what with drying and packing away 

 my collections and getting fresh servants, it was a fortnight 

 before I was again ready to start, I now went eastwaM 

 over an undulating country .skirting the great volcano 

 of Kldbat, to a village called Leniplas, situated close 

 to the extensive forest that covers the lower slopes of 

 that mountaiiL My baggage wa^i carried from village 

 to village hy relays of men, and as each change involved 

 some delay, I did not reacli ray destination (a distance 

 of eighteen miles) till sunset. I was wet through, and 

 had to wait for an hour in an uncorafortable state till 

 the first instalment of my haggiige arrived, which luckily 

 contained my clothes, while tlie rest did not come in till 

 nddnight. 



This being the district inhabits! by that singular animal 

 tiie Babirusa (Hog-deer) I inquired about skulls, and soon 

 obtained several in tolerable condition, as well as a fine one 

 of the rare and curious " Sapi-utan " {x\noa depress icomis). 

 Of this animal 1 had seen two living specimens at Menado, 

 and was surprised at their great resemblance to small 

 cattle, or still more to the Eland of South Africa. Their 

 Malay name signifies "forest ox," and they differ from very 

 niiall high-bred oxen principally by the low-hanging dew- 

 lap, and straight pointed horns which slope back over the 

 neck. 1 did not find the forest here so rich in insects as 

 I hatl expected, and my hunters got nie very few birds, 

 but what tliey did obtain were very interesting. Among 

 these were the rare forest Kingfisher (Cittura cyanotis), 

 a small new species of Megapodiiis, and one specimen of 

 the lai-ge and interesting Maleo (Megacephalon ruhripes), 

 to obtain which was one of my chief reasons for visiting 

 this district. Getting no more, however, after ten days' 

 se^irch I removed to Licoupang, at the extremity of the 

 peninsula, a place celebrated for these birds, as well as for 

 the Bahii-isa and Sapi-utau. I found here Mr, Goldmfum, 

 t]ie eldest son of the Governor of the Jloluccas, who was 

 superintending the establishment of some Government salt- 

 works. This was a better locality, and I obtained some 



