地球上最大的海岛之一——新几内亚,或如东南亚各国人民现在的叫法:伊里安,是在印度尼西亚以东,澳大利亚以北。伊里安的西端,直接毗连印度尼西亚群岛,并与之浑然形成一个地理上的整体。由於它沿海一带奇异的外形,印度尼西亚的人们也把伊里安的西部叫做“鸟头”。伊里安直到今天还是世界上最少被人研究的地区之一。俄国科学家和旅行家米克鲁希—马克莱的著作,在今天说来还是研究该岛居民生活与自然状况的最宝贵最有趣的著作。统治着伊里安的外国殖民者,好几十年来只不过开拓了这个海岛四周很狭小的滨海地带,也就是只不过熟悉了这个狭小的滨海地带罢了。在这地带的背後是未开垦的、无路可 One of the largest islands on the planet, New Guinea, or the peoples of South East Asia, now calls Irian, to the east of Indonesia and to the north of Australia. The western end of Irian, directly adjoins the Indonesian archipelago, and forms with it a complete geographical unity. Due to its bizarre shape along the coast, Indonesian people also call Irian’s western part the “bird’s head.” Irian is still one of the least studied regions in the world to this day. The writings of Russian scientist and traveler Miklosi Macquarie are still today the most valuable and interesting books that study the living and natural conditions of the island inhabitants. The foreign colonists ruled Irian for decades had only managed to open up the narrow coastal zone around the island, which was only familiar with the narrow coastal zone. Behind this zone is uncultivated landless