[Illustration: _From a Sketch by Chinnery._ _Pub: by R. Bentley, London, 1834._ _T. Clark, sc._ _Dutch & English portion of the European Factory at Canton._] WANDERINGS IN NEW SOUTH WALES, BATAVIA, PEDIR COAST, SINGAPORE, AND CHINA; BEING THE JOURNAL OF A NATURALIST IN THOSE COUNTRIES, DURING 1832, 1833, AND 1834. BY GEORGE BENNETT, ESQ. F.L.S. FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, &c. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET. Publisher in Ordinary to his Majesty. 1834. LONDON: IBOTSON AND PALMER, SAVOY STREET, STRAND. CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. CHAPTER I. Pedir coast—Treaty with the Acheenese—Anarchy—Syed Hussain’s claims—Trade in the Areka-nut—Visit to the Village of Gingham—Negociation for the restoration of a Penang brig—An amulet—Visit of the Rajahs to the Queen—Gingham—Trade of the coast 1 CHAPTER II. Arrive at Singapore, and sail for China—The Lemma Islands—Their inhabitants—Boats—Hong Kong Islands—Dr. Abel’s visit to the shore—A pilot’s surprise—Cap, Sing, Moon—Cum, Sing, Moon—Outlaw ships—Trade in opium—Researches about the hills—Botanica productions—Macao—Its streets—Vain endeavours to open a trade with the Chinese ports—The Rev. C. Gutzlaff— Harbour of Macao—Jealousy of the Chinese government—Fruit Wang, hee canes—The Casa Garden—Cave of Camoens—Tributary verses to that poet 16 CHAPTER III. Museum at Macao—Mr. Beale’s splendid aviary and gardens—The Paradise bird—Natural history of this splendid creature—Anecdotes—Superb magpie—Loris—Description of the aviary 35 CHAPTER IV. Reeve’s pheasants—Golden pheasants—Silver pheasants—Blue pigeons—Stabbed-breast pigeons—Widow birds—The horned Tragopan—The mandarin teal—Conjugal fidelity—Nicobar pigeons—Peacock pheasants—Pink cockatoo—The Ounderou monkey—A Pitta—Mr. Beale’s gardens—Rare productions of the vegetable kingdom—Native drawings—Extortionate custom 55 CHAPTER V.