338 BJTCllLiN, [chap. xxiT. 



green breast as in my species, but that the white shoulder 

 plumes were twice as long, and hung duwii far below the 

 body of the bird. They declared that wlieii hunting pigs 

 or deer far in the forest they occasionally saw this biixl, 

 but that it was rare, I immediately offered twelve gnildei-g 

 (a pouud) for a specimen ; but all in vain, and 1 am to this 

 day nticertain whether such a bird exists. Since 1 left, 

 the Gemuin natumlist, Dr. Uernstein, stayed many mouths 

 in the island witb a large stalf of himters collecting for 

 the Leyden Museum ; and as he was not more successful 

 than myself, we must consider either that the bird is very 

 rare, or is altogether a n^yth. 



Batehiim is remarkable as being the most eastern point 

 on the globe iidiabited by any of the Quadnmiana. A 

 large black baboon-monk«y (Cynopithecus nigrescens) is 

 abundant in sorne parts of the forest. This anunal has 

 bare red callosities, and a rudimentary tail about an inch 

 long — a mere fleshy tubercle, which may be very easily 

 overlooked. It is the same species that is found all 

 aver the forests of Culebes, and as none of the other 

 Mammalia of that island extend into liatchian I am 

 in el i nod to suppose that this species has been accidentally 

 introduced by the roaming Malays, who often carry alwut 

 with thoni tame monkeys and other animals. This is 

 rendered more probable by the fact tlmt tlie animal is 

 not found in Gilolo, which is only sepamted from Dat- 

 ehian by a very narrow strait. The introduction may 

 liave Ix^en vciy recent, as in a fertile and unoccupied 

 ibland &uch an animal would multiply i^iipiiily. The only 

 other mununals obtained were im Eastern opossum, which 

 ]>r. Gmy has described as Cuscus ornatusj the little 

 flying opossum, Belidcus ariel; a Civet cat» Viveri'a 

 zcbetlia ; and nine species of bats, most of the smaller 

 ones lieing caught in the d\Lsk with my butterily net as 

 they flew iilxmt Ijcfore the house. 



After much dulay, owing to bad weather and the illness 

 of one of my men, 1 determined to visit Kasserota (for- 

 merly the clnef village), situated up a small stream, on 

 an island close to the north coast of l>atchian ; whei-e 

 I was told that many rare birds vi ere fouml. After my 

 boat %\'as loadetl and every Uiiiig ready, three days of 



