. A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago; a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883. IN THE COCOS-KEELING ISLANDS. \\ CHAPTER II. SOJOURN IN THE COCOS-KEELING ISLANDS. Start for the Cocos-Keeling Mauds—In the Straits of Sunda—An unex-pected pilot—Arrival—History of the colony there—Terrible cyclones—Home life of the colonists now—The reef and its builders—Fishes in thelagoon—Crabs and their operations—Plant life—Insect life—Mammals—Birds. The end of the year 1878 was noted for its very heavy rains,which in the month of December were at their worst. Trans-port and tr
. A naturalist's wanderings in the Eastern archipelago; a narrative of travel and exploration from 1878 to 1883. IN THE COCOS-KEELING ISLANDS. \\ CHAPTER II. SOJOURN IN THE COCOS-KEELING ISLANDS. Start for the Cocos-Keeling Mauds—In the Straits of Sunda—An unex-pected pilot—Arrival—History of the colony there—Terrible cyclones—Home life of the colonists now—The reef and its builders—Fishes in thelagoon—Crabs and their operations—Plant life—Insect life—Mammals—Birds. The end of the year 1878 was noted for its very heavy rains,which in the month of December were at their worst. Trans-port and travel were not only difficult, but in many districtsimpossible. Just as I was getting rather puzzled as to howto get away anywhere out of Batavia, I learned that a smallsailing craft, on which I was offered a passage, was on the pointof leaving for the Cocos-Keeling Islands. With this outlyingspot, made famous by Mr. Darwins visit in 1836, I wasfamilar from his Coral Reefs. It did not, therefore, take melong to decide to accept an offer which was as gratifying as itwas unexpected. A
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