470 THE LAST JOURNAL OF W. A. FOEBES. 



Agapomis, of which there were a good many. Saw a small orange- 

 fronted black-faced Weaver (? HypTiantornis brachypterus) of an unob- 

 tained species, Pceocephalus, a large black Hawk (Spizaetus), Hyperyerus, 

 Cossypha, &c. &c. ; no Colius nor Irrisor, and only one Toccus. Green- 

 shields got another scorpion. In evening down to palm-groves again ; 

 got two new species Toccus pcecilorhyncTius and Hypliantornis brachy- 

 pterus. 



Nov. 20th. Down to palm-groves early. Did well, shooting two 

 Irrisor seneyalensis, a large Bulbul of a new species, another Pceocephalus, 

 and a Halcyon senegalensis. The black-and-white Hornbill is apparently 

 Toccus semifasciatus. Greenshields went out and got two or three small 

 birds and a Wader of a new species, apparently a young Redshank. 

 Later on he got a Halcyon rufiventris on beach and a small snake. Got 

 four fish from natives, two specimens of a large marbled grey-and-black 

 siluroid, and two of a Percine form with dark-banded tail. Pelt rather 

 seedy all day, having had a bad night. 



Nov. 21st. Much better. Got a small grass-snake from native, of a 

 bright dark green above, paler below, a few of the scales entirely light 

 blue, many with a small spot towards base of same colour. Also got a 

 large-scaled abdominal carp-like fish, with yellow eyes. Comet still 

 visible and much higher, apparently as long as height of Orion when 

 vertical ; bearing E.S.E. Took things easily rest of day, skinning Parrot 

 and reloading cartridges. 



Nov. 22nd. A regular " thoke." Got no specimens of any kind, 

 except two of the Mursenoid fish. Went down creek in afternoon, but 

 got nothing. Had a shot at a snake swimming across creek, and another 

 at a Palcon in tree close to Katambos (the outside houses with two 

 entrances are called " kattas "). 



Nov. 23rd. Down to palm-groves again. Got a Hornbill of a new 



species (apparently a Tcccus, sp. nov.), two Andropadus, the Passer, and 



Ibis, 1883, the same green Nectarinia as occurred at Lukoja. Saw Cossypha, the 



p. 527. grey-and-red Tchitrea, &c., but no Colius or Irrisor. The Ibis has red 



feet and reddish beak, and is apparently after all Ibis hagedash. Got a 



calabash full of small fish of five or six species, a Phoxinus and perhaps 



one or two others new. Got two large specimens of the Muraenoid fish 



from the fishermen ; it makes a noise when held in hand. 



Nov. 24th. Almost a blank day, and did not go out at all. Only got 

 a few beetles &c. from box. Bought a pair of female jujus from Plorin 

 and a mat from Bidda. Packed a tin and got it soldered, which took 

 five men about two hours, and then it leaked. 



Nov. 25th. Down to palm-groves in morning. Got nothing new, and 

 saw comparatively little except a fine pair of Spizaetus occipitalis. Shot 

 a Parrot, Nectarinia, HypJiantornis textor (? 3 out of colour), &c. Found 

 four Polypterus for me on return, and later on got three smaller ones 



