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tufed at mud, 1 examples on Jan. 7, near Ndala (32° 45' E., 

 2° 15' S.), and 1 mi Jan. 18 between Ndala and Igalula 

 (33° 15' E., 4° 50' S.). The Pierine-like appearance of the 

 upper surface pattern of the wet form is specially noted by 

 Capt. Carpenter. | 



" On Aug. 8 another Lycaenid [Rapala caerulea, H. H. 

 Druce, $\ new to me, with a patch of purple suffusion in 

 middle of blue. Several more since then. 



" I found, dead, one evening, a lovely little Rodent which 

 I can't place in my memory. I think it must have been a 

 Dormouse. Its head was rather rounded; it had mole-grey 

 fur, paler beneath, but its tail was plumose like a little 

 squirrel — grey, tipped with white. It was about the size of 

 our Dormouse.'' Dr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., writes that 

 the Rodent " would appear to be an African Dormouse — 

 Graphiurus — of which many species are found all over the 

 continent." 



" Sept. 3, 1917. Itigi. 

 " It's as dry as a bone everywhere, and except Pierines 

 there are no insects about. I have been witch interested to 

 meet a dry season. I should not have believed there could 

 be such a difference so near the equator. It's every bit as 

 marked, regarding insect life, as our English summer and 

 winter. 



" Sept. 18, 1917. Itigi. 

 " Well, I'm still awaiting news about my leave being 

 granted. I am very much afraid that as the end seems to 

 be very near now, I may get caught in the process of clearing 

 up, which will be a lengthy business ! I should think in 

 the end it will prove to be quicker to safari back from Tabora 

 to Muanza and go across the lake to Entebbe, rather than 

 to go down to Dar es Salaam, where one might have to wait 

 long for a boat to Mombasa ! 



" Oct. 6, 1917. Itigi. 

 " Insect life is still very scarce. We are nearing the end 

 of the drought, and I am watching with interest the sprouting 

 of bushes, etc., though we haven't had a drop of rain to 



