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out after birds^ D. Macintosh shooting Hyphantornis luteus 

 (eyes orange-brown) , Hyphantornis per sonatus'^, Spennestes 

 cucullatus, a Timeliine bird, and a Telephonus (eyes deep 

 smalt-blue) . Also saw Eiiplectes oryx or ignicolor, several 

 of a Buceros and Psittacus erithacus. About 5.15 p.m. started 

 on horses for Onitschi factory, which we got to in three 

 quarters of an hour's ride through a sandy grass-covered 

 country, with scattered trees and termite-hills 6 feet high. 

 Swarms of a Lampyroid glowworm outside factory. Some 

 nests of the Hyphantornis on beach (^ Hyphantornis auri- 

 frons) had callow young, and one an egg of uniform pale 

 chocolate-brown colour. Beautiful little purse-like nests of 

 vegetable fibres in long grass made by the little Estrelda. 



S. Aug. 20th. Started about 9 for a creek on left bank 

 of river, a little above Onitschi, with Greenshields in a canoe 

 with five boys. Saw no Hippopotami (native "Itabo^^), but 

 shot a Manati, and saw several monkeys, apparently Cerco- 

 pithecus mona, and a black one. One of the former I wounded, 

 but did not secure. Saw several Ptotus^ and shot a female, its 

 stomach just as in Plotus melanog aster : gastric epithelium 

 to top of and covering proventricular area, and no V-shaped 

 ridge distinct. Stomach full of nematodes, but none pene- 

 trated (apparently) past plug, numerous ones being caught 

 and detained in it. Food was apparently entirely fresh- 

 water prawns. Saw several fine Haliaetus vucifer, several 

 Neophron pileatus (very tame), a large Buceros with high 

 casque, Psittacus erithacus, a greyish-blue Campephaga, a 

 steely-blue Progne with white throat, a Butorides with orange 

 legs , dark cap, and pale chestnut gular streak, Ceryle rudis ?, 

 a beautiful small blue Alcedo with bhick bill, orange legs 

 and underside, and white ear-sj)ot, the Centropus, &c. Got a 

 lot of orchids and a Platycerium, amongst which was a cater- 

 pillar (? Noctua) with large black yellow-bordered ocelli on 

 sides of fourth segment. A fine grey Hawk-Eagle at factory, 

 with black-and-white bari-ed tail, elongated nuchal crest, 

 yellow bill and feet, and pale greyish-yellow eyes. Also saw 

 on banks a small chocolate Dove, with red beak and slaty- 

 blue cap. 



