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feet) ; but I sent my Indians up on the mountain to a height 

 of 5500 feet, and kept four Indian boys going up every day 

 to bring me down the birds. I was up three times myself. 

 I had a path cut through the forest to get to a place whence 

 I thought it was possible to ascend the mountain ; and I took 

 fourteen Indians with me to make the attempt, but found 

 it impossible with the means at our command. I have 

 made plans of the mountains, but must leave them until I 

 arrive in England, and then I will write another paper for 

 the R. G. S. I have a large field here planted with cassava. 

 I do not know wdiether it will be ready by the time I shall 

 leave, but I have taken all these precautions in case of neces- 

 sity. At any rate, it will come in for the Indians, who have 

 kept me well supplied with food. I planted some of my 

 seeds, but they came up and then died off. I suppose the 

 soil was not suited for them ; the only things that came up 

 well and that I enjoyed, too, were the radishes. You may 

 imagine that I am very busy now. I have made two journeys 

 away from my house — one to Roraima, and the other to get 

 Lophornis pavoninus ; but I shall make no more till I start 

 for the Caramang, as my boots are getting rather worn. I 

 only brought two pairs with me, and I ftiust preserve one 

 pair for coming back. I have got lots of fowls, so that 

 I eat one now and again for Sunday^s dinner, and have also lots 

 of eggs. I took plenty of benzine collas with me, and have 

 washed with arsenical soap the feet and bills of the birds, so 

 that my collection is in fine order. I have got a fine Pene- 

 lope, much larger than P. marail, and also some different 

 Hawks and Owls and a tiny little Dove. I hope to be in 

 Georgetown by August or September of next year. You can 

 still address newspapers and letters to Bartica Grove, and, if 

 opportunity offers, the Rev. Mr. Kellan will forward them to 

 me, just as he sent me the last packet.^'' 



News of Travellers mid Collectors. — Herr F. Bohndorff 

 " the last man who left Khartoum before it was hemmed in,''' 

 has brought back a good series of birds, collected in the 



