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young kankij from him, and a skin. Later went out shoot- 

 ing up valley. Got very hot and only shot two birds, a 

 Drymoeca (same as that shot on top of Mount Patter), and 

 two young Ploceine birds of uncertain species. (This is cer- 

 tainly young of Spermestes cucullata ; I saw several of it next 

 day in company with adults.) A. heavy rain and thunder- 

 storm came on just before sunset. 



Sept. 9th. Out shooting early up valley, but only got a male 

 Estrelda rara (one of two) and a Turtur (? semitorquatus) , 

 same as seen at Loko. Saw a yellow-bellied Laniarius, a 

 Tchitrea, and some others, including Thamnobia frontalis , a 

 Ruticilla, apparently all young. Picked up a Mus. In after- 

 noon got a few butterflies in lane close to factory, and in 

 fields adjoining some birds, including the Elminia (?), a young 

 Vidua principalis, of which I saw several, two specimens of 

 Drymoeca, and Estrelda rufopicta, which occurs here with 

 Estrelda mimina, but is rarer, female much redder, and male 

 has pale bluish eye-ring. Abiga brought in a skin of a 

 female Tragelaphus. 



Sept. 10th. Skinned birds in morning. Felt seedy, and 

 about 3 a sharpish attack of fever came on. Piled on a lot 

 of blankets and sAveated profusely. Felt better in evening 

 and cooler ; slight headache and jDains in leg. 



Sept. 11th. In bed, more or less, all day. Felt better, 

 but still weak, with little appetite. A slight recui'rence of 

 fever in afternoon. Grreenshields went out in morning and 

 shot three birds, a Nectarinia (cuprea ?) a Lamprocolius (one 

 of a flock), and a Timelia. In evening brought in male and 

 female Urobrachya, a Spermestes cucullata, and one of the 

 thick-billed Drymoeca. 



Sept. 12th. Still feverish, but better. Wet all day. 



Sept. 13th. ' Fulah ' arrived with A. Macintosh, Shitta, 

 and the consul. Felt decidedly better. Got a letter from 

 mother, and news of Balfour^'s death. 



Sept. 14th. On ' Fulah,' more or less well. The valley is 

 wider up here, the hills only appearing in the distance. 

 Macintosh tells me that at Abutschi very lately he found, on 

 the rocks exposed by the very low water, freshwater mussels, 



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