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entire surface is well wooded with oak- and pine-forest. 

 After a good deal of hard work we reached the summit of 

 this interesting mountain on the morning of the 14th of 

 January (1895) at 9 a.m. ; and I was delighted to find the 

 ground in shady places still covered with frost. On Data I 

 remained camping out for thirty days, during which time the 

 collections made were both large and remarkable for 

 interesting mammals and birds — no less than five new genera 

 of rodents having been discovered here. 



We struck camp on the morning of the 13th February 

 and gradually worked our way back over the same ground 

 to Vigan — picking up the Bucay collection en route. 



The next start was made for Aparri, on the north coast of 

 Luzon, the idea being to reach the Cordillera of the east 

 coast, but owing to the entire absence of porters this proved 

 an impossible achievement. A boat was hired in Aparri to 

 take us to Cape Engafio, but we were blown in the opposite 

 direction, and on the following morning took refuge under 

 Fuga Island, where a few birds were collected ; the Cape was 

 eventually reached in four days. Here also some new and 

 interesting birds were met with, but the Negritos were 

 useless as baggage-carriers, so that it was impossible to leave 

 the coast. 



After despatching the Engaiio collection, a move was made 

 on July 3rd to the island of Samar, where a good collection 

 of birds was made, to be burnt later on on the ' Wieland ' 

 off Singapore. 



On the next expedition we left Manila for Mindoro on the 

 20th October (1895), but the wet season spoilt all chance of 

 success, although Monte Dulungan was ascended to a height 

 of 4500 feet, and a camp formed. The rains were so per- 

 sistent that collecting was almost impossible ; still many 

 interesting discoveries were made, and a number of the 

 highland species of North Luzon were obtained. 



After this, Negros was the next island visited, where a camp 

 was formed on the Canloon volcano at over 6000 feet. 

 Here also several new and interesting birds were obtained. 



My last expedition in the Philippines was to Samar in 



