536 The last Journal of W. A. Forbes. 



off above into yellow ; several long stripes pale yellow dor- 

 sally, getting deeper ventrally, and below level of caudal fin 

 getting chrome-yellow of flanks and vent, round latter o£ which 

 the colour is brightest ; dorsal fin yellowish ; caudal fin olive- 

 green for basal half, rest bright yellow; pupil yellow, with a red 

 ring round it. This specimen was rather dry when brought; 

 the colours are much brighter where skin has been kept moist 

 by being covered by the fins. In its stomach were remains of 

 a small Anodon or Unio, which also forms food for the Cyclan- 

 osteus. The fish is well known to natives, and it is said to be 

 common. They do not " chop" it, but make drums of its skins. 

 Greenshields caught, almost uninjured, a small snake in factory- 

 yard, and brought it in alive ; apparently allied to Tropido- 

 notus. In evening down creek ; got a new Flycatcher and a 

 second specimen of Tern with reddish beak, perched on high 

 grass amongst reeds. Saw also a Musophaga viulacea in big 

 trees, but could not get a shot at it ; a second specimen of the 

 big Scotopelia, which I missed twice ; and a third time got a 

 missfire at several Platystira, a couple of female Tchitrea, 

 Scopus, &c. &c. 



Dec. 26th. Boxing Day. Intended to have gone out pho- 

 tographing in morning; but the fall was out of order, and it 

 took some time to set it right. Got a couple of small fishes 

 in afternoon — one new, one of the red-spotted barbel. 

 Went down creek in evening, but got nothing and saw little — 

 two or three Laniarius, a Malaconotus , &c. The canoe-men 

 saw and caught for me a chamseleon which was on a small 

 tree overhanging river; it is apparently Chamceleonseneyalensis. 

 Saw also a snake swimming across creek ; but it just escaped : 

 apparently a Tropidonotus witli a row of dark brown spots 

 down back. 



Dec. 27tb. Seedy from diarrhoea in morning and did not 

 go out, having slept badly. Went down second branch of 

 creek in evening, but got nothing, not even firing my gun. 

 Got two fishes, one new, a large Gadoid-like Acanthopteron, 

 wbich Greenshields says is the species that grows to be the 

 biggest fish in this river. 



Dec. 28th. Still ill, havitig had another wretched night. 



