. Rambles of a naturalist on the shores and waters of the China Sea : being observations in natural history during a voyage to China, Formosa, Borneo, Singapore, etc., made in Her Majesty's vessels in 1866 and 1867 . Natural history. Malay Houses at tlie Anchorage, Sarawak CHAPTER XIII. SARAWAK. Entrance to Eiver—Antimony Anchorage—Tamuh-puti—Drift-wood—Town of Kuohing—Former condition of Sarawak— Sir James Brooke—Prospects of the Settlement—The Tuan Muda—The Dyaks; their Superstitions—Miss Burdett Coutts' Estate — Gamhier planting — Flying Sq^uirrel — Flying Lizard—Flying Foxes—Vegetable Prod
. Rambles of a naturalist on the shores and waters of the China Sea : being observations in natural history during a voyage to China, Formosa, Borneo, Singapore, etc., made in Her Majesty's vessels in 1866 and 1867 . Natural history. Malay Houses at tlie Anchorage, Sarawak CHAPTER XIII. SARAWAK. Entrance to Eiver—Antimony Anchorage—Tamuh-puti—Drift-wood—Town of Kuohing—Former condition of Sarawak— Sir James Brooke—Prospects of the Settlement—The Tuan Muda—The Dyaks; their Superstitions—Miss Burdett Coutts' Estate — Gamhier planting — Flying Sq^uirrel — Flying Lizard—Flying Foxes—Vegetable Productions—Earn—Italian Naturalists —Quadrupeds—Domestic Animals—Dyed Fowls—Eeef at Pulo Barun- dum. On the 17th September myjimgle rambles came to an end, and we set sail for the Sarawak Eiver, which we began to approach on the 21st. Tie entrance is marked by the bold promontory of Tanjong Po, a wooded limestone head- land with sandy bays at its foot; while further westward rises a yet higher point, Tanjong Sipang,—the two including a mountainous peninsula, upon which Mount Santubon, 2712. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Collingwood, Cuthbert, 1826-1908. London : J. Murray
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