478 THE LAST JOURNAL OF W. A. FORBES. 



In factory all day. Greenshields shot me a small Centropus in field 

 opposite. 



Dec. 30th. Still ill. Greenshields got me a 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. 1st. Much the same, with no decided change. Got a new 

 Scaroid fish 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. Canoe-men brought in a 

 small Monitor (? ocellatus). 



Jan. 5th and 6th. Still ill ; feverish, with no sleep or appetite. Satur- 

 day 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 liand.~\ 



Jan. llth. In high fever. 



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



S. Jan. 14th. W. A. F. died at 8.40 A.M. 



