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  • This is rendered more probable by the fact that the animal is not found in Gilolo, which is only separated from

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • This is rendered more probable by the fact that the animal is not found in Gilolo, which is only separated from Batchian by

    The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868

  • On my return from Waigiou in 1860, I stayed some days on the southern extremity of Gilolo; but, beyond seeing something more of its structure and general character, obtained very little additional information.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • I was so fortunate as to discover a new species (Megapodius wallacei), which inhibits Gilolo, Ternate, and Bouru.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • Menado, and stayed a month in the town in a small house which I hired for the sake of assorting and packing up a large and varied collection which I had brought with me from North Celebes, Ternate, and Gilolo.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • When the Jambu, or rose apple (Eugenic sp.), was in flower in the village, flocks of the little lorikeet (Charmosyna placentis), already met with in Gilolo, came to feed upon the nectar, and I obtained as many specimens as I desired.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • They are evidently a mixed race, having Malay and Papuan affinities, and are allied to the peoples of Ternate and of Gilolo.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • The true indigenes of Gilolo, “Alfuros” as they are here called, live on the eastern coast, or in the interior of the northern peninsula.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • This chief is pensioned by the Dutch Government, but retains the sovereignty over the native population of the island, and of the northern part of Gilolo.

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

  • They perhaps obtained many of their wives from the natives, which will account for the extraordinary language they speak — in some respects closely allied to that of the natives of Gilolo, while it contains much that points to a

    The Malay Archipelago 2004

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