The earth and its inhabitants .. . earthitsinhabita00recl Year: 1890 238 AUSTRALASIA. ten, if not their orig^in, at least their language and even their Catholic faith ; they now speak Malay mixed with a few Portuguese words, and call themselves Protes- tants. Through crossings with the natives they have become as dark as the Papuans and greatly resemble the Brazilian half-castes of the Amazons. The Orang Serani are almost the only natives of Indonesia who eat the ' flying-fox,' that huge bat which is at times seen suspended by hundreds from the branches of dead trees. The Alfurus, or aborigin
The earth and its inhabitants .. . earthitsinhabita00recl Year: 1890 238 AUSTRALASIA. ten, if not their orig^in, at least their language and even their Catholic faith ; they now speak Malay mixed with a few Portuguese words, and call themselves Protes- tants. Through crossings with the natives they have become as dark as the Papuans and greatly resemble the Brazilian half-castes of the Amazons. The Orang Serani are almost the only natives of Indonesia who eat the ' flying-fox,' that huge bat which is at times seen suspended by hundreds from the branches of dead trees. The Alfurus, or aborigines, are now found chiefly in the central parts of the northern peninsula in Halmahera. Although many are as fair as the Malays, Fig. 102.âTeenate, Tidor, and Dadinga Isthmus. Scale 1 : 600,000. 127 °(5 E^sl: of- breen â â , ich l27°35- Depths. Oto 100 Fathoms. 100 Fathoms and upwards. â 12 Miles. Wallace and others regard them as but slightly modified Papuans,, with the coarse features, nearly aquiline nose, frizzly hair, and vivacity of the New Guinea natives. In other respects, and especially in their usages and social institutions, they resemble the Alfurus of Coram and Buru. The little island of Kayoa, north of Batjan, is occupied by a few hundred natives tributar}^ to the Sultan of Tern ate. The more fertile Makjan is also far more densely peopled ; in former times its importance made it a bone of contention between the rival sovereigns of Tidor and Ternate. Afterwards it passed succes- sively from the Spaniards to the Dutch, who ruined it by compelling the ruler of Ternate to destroy its clove plantations.
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