My Collections Here Did Not Progress Much Better Than At My
Former Station, Except That Butterflies Were A Little More
Plentiful, and some very fine species were to be found in the
morning on the sea-beach, sitting so quietly
On the wet sand that
they could be caught with the fingers. In this way I had many
fine specimens of Papilios brought me by the children. Beetles,
however, were scarce, and birds still more so, and I began to
think that the handsome species which I had so often heard were
found in Ceram must be entirely confined to the eastern extremity
of the island.
A few miles further worth, at the head of the Bay of Amahay, is
situated the village of Makariki, from whence there is a native
path quite across the island to the north coast. My friend Mr.
Rosenberg, whose acquaintance I had made at New Guinea, and who
was now the Government superintendent of all this part of Ceram,
returned from Wahai, on the north coast, after I had been three
weeks at Awaiya, and showed me some fine butterflies he had
obtained on the mountain streams in the interior. He indicated a
spot about the centre of the island where he thought I might
advantageously stay a few days. I accordingly visited Makariki
with him the next day, and he instructed the chief of the village
to furnish me with men to carry my baggage, and accompany me on
my excursion. As the people of the village wanted to be at home
on Christmas-day, it was necessary to start as soon as possible;
so we agreed that the men should be ready in two days, and I
returned to make my arrangements.
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