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Marina 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 Hypergerus, several 

 Oxyloplius, an Emberiza, and shot a Trichophorus 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 barbarus 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 (Ena capensis, quite tame, 

 and lots of two other species 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 repacking 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 Pliylloscopus 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 morning. 

 Christmas-day here ; so in morning a great procession of horsemen Ibis, 1883, 

 coming from mosque, gorgeously arrayed, especially as regards umbrellas, P* 

 with much furious galloping and explosion of petards. Greenshields 

 arrived in evening from Rabba, very weak, having been very ill with 

 fever, dysentery, worms, &c. Goodish night. 



Oct. 24th. Lying-up. Greenshields quite invalided. Ee-made 

 cartridges. Dreadful night. 



Oct. 25th. Still lying-up. Greenshields slightly better. At Eabba 

 he got some birds for me (see end of book), but Prionops was the only 

 new one. He also got a couple of an Astacus, which reached me badly 

 preserved. Marma's attempts at shooting hitherto rather feeble, resulting 

 in a couple of Pluvianus. Been here three weeks ; on the whole 

 a very bad time as regards " chop," sleep, and strength, and no spirit for 

 specimens. 



Oct. 26th. Had a better night, having taken a strong dose of chloro- 

 dyne. Felt sleepy all day in consequence, and did not get up till 10. 

 Greenshields not so well again. Took a constitutional up to town in 

 evening. Wretched night again, with impossible dreams. 



Oct. 27th. No change. Greenshields considerably better. In 

 evening went out for a short time, and shot a Budytes rail in old factory- 



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