Contents

Introduction by Tony Whitten xi

Preface to the First Edition xix

Preface to the Tenth Edition xxii

Chapter 1 Physical Geography 1

Indo-Malay Islands

Chapter 2 Singapore 17

Chapter 3 Malacca and Mount Ophir 21

Chapter 4 Borneo: The Orangutan 28

Chapter 5 Borneo: Journey in the Interior 50

Chapter 6 Borneo: The Dayaks 68

Chapter 7 Java 73

Chapter 8 Sumatra 93

Chapter 9 Natural History of the Indo-Malay Islands 106

The Timor Group

Chapter 10 Bali and Lombok 115

Chapter 11 Lombok: Manners and Customs of the People 125

Chapter 12 Lombok: How the Rajah Took the Census 135

Chapter 13 Timor 141

Chapter 14 Natural History of the Timor Group 154

The Sulawesi Group

Chapter 15 The Sulawesi: Makassar 161

Chapter 16 The Sulawesi: Makassar 173

Chapter 17 The Sulawesi: Manado 183

Chapter 18 Natural History of Sulawesi 204

Maluku

Chapter 19 Banda 216

Chapter 20 Ambon 221

Chapter 21 Maluku: Ternate 232

Chapter 22 Halmahera 239

Chapter 23 Voyage to the Kayoa Islands and Bacan 243

Chapter 24 Bacan 249

Chapter 25 Seram, Gorong, and the Watubela Islands 266

Chapter 26 Buru 291

Chapter 27 The Natural History of Maluku 297

The Papuan Group

Chapter 28 Makassar to the Aru Islands in a Native Prau 307

Chapter 29 The Kai Islands 316

Chapter 30 The Aru Islands: Residence in Dobo 325

Chapter 31 The Aru Islands: Journey and Residence in the Interior 335

Chapter 32 The Aru Islands: Second Residence at Dobo 359

Chapter 33 The Aru Islands: Physical Geography and Aspects of Nature 369

Chapter 34 New Guinea: Dorey 375

Chapter 35 Voyage from Seram to Waigeo 390

Chapter 36 Waigeo 399

Chapter 37 Voyage from Waigeo to Ternate 409

Chapter 38 The Birds of Paradise 419

Chapter 39 The Natural History of the Papuan Islands 439

Chapter 40 The Races of Man in the Malay Archipelago 445

Bibliography & Index 461