518 The last Journal of W. A. Forbes. 



broad eyebrows (? Euplectes melanogaster changing^ or a 

 distinct species). Shot a Turtur senegalensis in morning in 

 yard for ^' chop." 



Oct. 9th. In factory all day, labelling birds &c. till 4, 

 when I Avent up hill to back of factory. Got a few butter- 

 flies, including a nice-looking Erycynidc; but I was awfully 

 tired and dazed; so came down, and was back by 5.30. 

 Slept well. 



Oct. 10th. Went out shooting with Marma at 6.30 to 

 Egga and back by road along back of hill. Got a Drymceca 

 and a Centrojms, and shot also Hyphantornis textor ( ? , spoilt) 

 and Tartur senegalensis for " chop." Got fearfully dazed by 

 light ; so came back about 8, without having seen any thing 

 new. In evening took a short stroll along track. Got a few 

 Cetonias, a Lycus, and a very curious grasshopper, all on 

 grass-stems ; also some Nocture, flying round the grass-flowers, 

 of two or three species. 



Oct. 11th. Went out in morning on hill behind town to 

 Egga. Shot iinAnthus {? campestris (^), and saw a Budytes 

 flava on cleared ground near farm. Further on shot a male 

 Francolinus (? bicalcaratus) on top of a termite-hill : food, 

 dipterous larvse. Got dazy, so returned by 8; very tired 

 all day. Skinned birds ; slept and sat in chair. In evening 

 found a remarkable humpy-looking spider, which on being 

 put into spirit dissolved, there being hundreds of young 

 ones, which were closely applied to limbs, thorax, and 

 abdomen of mother, and so carried about. 



Oct. 12th. Slept till about 8, and felt much better. Shot 

 Budyies (whichtums out not to be B. rail) justoutside factory- 

 door, and saw several more in old disused factory-yard. In 

 evening took a new walk, past landing-place parallel to creek. 

 Got several Lycus, one or two pairs in cop., the male being 

 the form mth dilated elytra ; also a few Acrceas &c. 



Oct. 13th. Went out about 6.20 along same path after 

 birds, but got very wet in long grass. Shot a Hypergerus 

 and a Timelia (same as that Greenshields got atLukoja),and 

 saw Laniarius barbarus quite close, a Merops {? viridissimus) , 

 and a black Cuckoo (nearly certainly Oxylophus ater), also 



