The last Journal of W. A. Forbes. 519 



Estrelda melpoda and a single Pceocephalus (I think, P. sene- 

 galensis), and others. Several Biidytes in old factory. Very 

 sleepy all day, with headache. Good night. 



Oct. 14th. Out shooting about 6.30 ; back again by 8. 

 As weak as a cat, and could hardly carry gun ; got very 

 dazed, but managed to shoot two out of five Merops nubicus 

 in a large tree back of factory, and saw three of a new noisy 

 Timelia. Saw a yellow-billed dull brown Milvus outside 

 factory in morning, apparently same species as the live one 

 at Abutschi. 



S. Oct. 15th. Did not go out all day, feeling very lazy 

 and pulled-down. Marma forgot to call me for dinner, and I 

 slept till 11 and admirably afterwards. 



Oct. 16th. Went out about 6.30. Saw a pair of Hyper- 

 gerus, several Oxylophus, an Emberiza, and shot a Tricho- 

 phorus and a Halcyon, both new to list. Bad night. 



Oct. 17th. Went out, and soon came back, the sun being 

 too hot for me. Saw a Cossypha, and blew a Laniarius bar- 

 barus to bits. Got a fine green Treron out of the "fig-tree,'^ 

 and shot a Passer : is it P. simplex ? 



Oct. 18th. Took a stroll in old factory-yard. Budytes 

 still abundant, apparently all young birds. Saw two or 

 three CEna capensis, quite tame, and lots of two other sjiecies 

 of Turtur. The day before somebody brought a very peculiar 

 scincoid lizard, pale pink above, lighter beneath, with black 

 spots ; head much damaged. Rained heavily in night. 



Oct. 19th. Got a few butterflies and other insects, the 

 latter chiefly at night. Went out in the morning, but got no 

 birds. 



Oct. 20th. Spent most of the day in labelling and re- 

 packing birds^ skins. Did not shoot in morning. 



Oct. 21st. Went out in morning and shot a white Ardea, 

 one of three or four, from the top of a big tree in village. 

 Saw a small Phylloscopus in fig-tree ; but very little done, 

 though I worked along top and bottom of hill. 



S. Oct. 22nd. Took things easily; poor breakfast. In 

 evening took constitutional up to town. Bad night. 



Oct. 23rd. Continued lying-up, so did not go out in 



