Our four boats were rowed by sixty men, with flags flying and tom-toms beating, as well as very vigorous shouting and singing to keep up their spirits.

The sea way smooth, the morning bright, and the whole scene very exhilarating.

On landing, the Orang-kaya and several of the chief men, in gorgeous silk jackets, were waiting to receive us, and conducted me to a house prepared for my reception, where I determined to stay a few days, and see if the country round produced anything new.
My first inquiries were about the lories, but I could get very little satisfactory information.

The only kinds known were the ring-necked lory and the common red and green lorikeet, both common at Amboyna.

Black Tories and cockatoos were quite unknown.