WE HETTJRN TO KATELT. 



above, and a piu'e, almost silveiy white heueatli, ex- 

 cept on the throat, which is covered with ecale-like 

 feathers, of a rich metallic blue-black. So far as is 

 known, this beautiful bird is only found on this 

 island. In the bushes and shrubbery is constantly 

 heard the cheerful note of a bird, the Trohidoryiielim 

 houruemiBj somewhat larger than our robin. By 

 day I enjoyed this Kobiuson Crusoe life veiy much, 

 but the mosquitoes proved such a torment by night 

 that we could scarcely sleep. A great smouldering 

 fire was made imder our hut, but its only effect was 

 to increase our misery, and make the mosquitoes 

 more bloodthirsty. We were frequently disturbed 

 also by several yellow dogs, which came to crunch 

 what chicken-bones the cook hatl thrown away, and 

 to upset every thing around the house that was not 

 already in a state of stable equilibnum. Afterward^ 

 when all was stillj occasionally a heavy crash sighed 

 through the deep woods, caused by the falling of 

 some old tree, whose roots had been slowly con- 

 sumed by the fires that prevail in the neighborhood 

 during the dry season. 



At the end of a week my hunter had pres^ved 

 the skins of sixty-three beautiful birds, including 

 specimens of six species that I had not secured 

 before. We now returned to Kaycli; and though 

 there were only eight white persons in the whole 

 place, I could nevertheless feel that I was returning 

 to civilization, and that I could speak some other 

 language than Malay. 



The village of Kayeli is really composed of eleven 

 separate parts, or ham^ongs^ all situated on a low, 



