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 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 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 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 37 Voyage from Waigeo to Ternate 409
Chapter 38 The Birds of Paradise 419
Chapter 39 The Natural History of the Papuan Islands 439