The last Journal of W. A. Forbes. 537 



Stayed in house all day. Greenshields shot a second Lanius 

 rutilans for me from bush opposite factory. 



Dec. 29th. Not much better^ the diarrhoea (or dysentery) 

 continuing. Women brought in a small land-tortoise, with 

 movable carapace (Cinixys). In factory all day. Green- 

 shields shot me a small Centropus in field opposite. 



Dec. 30th. Still ill. Greenshields got me o. Limnocorax ; 

 and they brought in a pretty lineated Tropidonotine snake, 

 scarcely at all damaged. 



Dec. 31st. In factory all day; perhaps a little better. 

 Greenshields in morning shot a young Anastomus lamelligerus 

 on top of roof of house. He says they are not uncommon 

 here. (N.B. — Notice the peculiar lamellae at the apex of 

 maxilla.) 



1883. 



Jan. list. Much the same, with no decided change. Got 

 a new Scaroid tisli and a very pretty small Colubrine snake. 



Jan. 2nd. Still seedy. 



Jan. 3rd. A small snake was caught in factory during 

 the night. 



Jan. 4th. Still seedy, getting better only slowly, with 

 want of appetite and weakness. Greenshields shot a couple 

 of Waders from two separate flocks in rice-field ; they are 

 both new to me. Cauoe-men brought in a small Monitor 

 (? ocelfatus). 



Jan. 5tli and 6th. Still ill ; feverish, with no sleep or 

 appetite. Saturday afternoon got a big packet of letters 

 from home ; the last about November 8th. It is about 

 14 weeks since the last lot reached Egga. 



Jan. 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. Still very ill; in great 

 fever. 



[In another hand.'] 



Jan. 11th. In high fever. 



Jan. 12th and 13th. In very high fever, and delirious 

 night and day. 



S. Jan. 14th. W. A. F. died at 8.40 a.m. 



