race of Mongols, who inhabit an extensive tract of country to the north of China, bordering on Siberia. Their princes and pontiffs dwelt a few years ago in a camp, which is now converted into a city. Only the temples and abodes of the priests, and that of the Chinese viceroy, are built of wood. The rest of the nation dwell in tents.

Kalkoon, or Turkey islands, a cluster of small islands in the Eastern Seas, surrounded by dangerous and extensive shoals. Long. 115. 45. E. Lat. 6. 15. S.