Most naturalists consider this curious animal to be a small ox, but from the character of the horns, the fine coat of hair and the descending dewlap, it seemed closely to approach the antelopes.
Arrived at our destination, we built a but and prepared for a stay of some days--I to shoot and skin "Maleos", and Mr.Goldmann and the Major to hunt wild pigs, Babirusa, and Sapi-utan.

The place is situated in the large bay between the islands of Limbe and Banca, and consists of steep beach more than a mile in length, of deep loose and coarse black volcanic sand (or rather gravel), very fatiguing to walk over.

It is bounded at each extremity by a small river with hilly ground beyond, while the forest behind the beach itself is tolerably level and its growth stunted.

We probably have here an ancient lava stream from the Klabat volcano, which has flowed down a valley into the sea, and the decomposition of which has formed the loose black sand.

In confirmation of this view, it may be mentioned that the beaches beyond the small rivers in both directions are of white sand.
It is in this loose, hot, black sand that those singular birds, the "Maleos" deposit their eggs.