We saw plenty of the fine race of domestic cattle descended from the Bos banteng of Java, driven by half naked boys, or tethered in pasture-grounds.

They are large and handsome animals, of a light brown colour, with white legs, and a conspicuous oval patch behind of the same colour.

Wild cattle of the same race are said to be still found in the mountains.

In so well-cultivated a country it was not to be expected that I could do much in natural history, and my ignorance of how important a locality this was for the elucidation of the geographical distribution of animals, caused me to neglect obtaining some specimens which I never met with again.

One of these was a weaver bird with a bright yellow head, which built its bottle-shaped nests by dozens on some trees near the beach.