The Malay Archipelago is one of the richest regions in organic beings; yet if all the species were to be collected which have ever lived there, how imperfectly would they represent the natural history of the world!
Malaysiar artxipelagoa izaki organikotan munduko alderik aberatsenetariko bat da; baina, aldi guztietan han bizi izan diren espezie guztiak bilduko balira ere, zein ezosoki irudikatuko luketen munduko natur historia!