THIRTEENTH DAY. 215 



Kovil, the furthest point of our journey, had been reached, 

 and as we were now going up-stream towards the north, 

 we looked at each other somewhat dolefully, for we keenly 

 felt this first reminder of the approaching termination of our 

 expedition and of the close of many delightful and interesting- 

 days. 



When we had lost sight of the village we examined our 

 spoil : a Sea-Eagle in the nestling-plumage, a splendid Impe- 

 rial Eagle, a Heron, four Black Kites shot by Bombelles in 

 the Sacer wood, a Jay, a Turtle-Dove, a Magpie, a Hoopoe, 

 a Lesser Grey Shrike, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Green- 

 finch, a Marsh-Tit, a Penduline Tit, a Blackcap, two House- 

 and four Tree-Sparrows lay on the deck. Homeyer had also 

 shot five Ziesels, for these rodents, which are here so com- 

 mon, rarely occur in any part of Germany; and as he had 

 never seen them before, he found them very interesting. 



We spent the first part of the run on deck, enlivened by a 

 magnificent sunset and a glorious evening, for the western 

 sky was brilliant with ruddy tints, and its reflections quivered 

 in the waters of the Danube with glittering effects of colour. 



As we passed Peterwardein it began to get dark; but we 

 went on up-stream without any stoppage, while at dinner- 

 time we discussed the many sporting experiences and the ob- 

 servations of this journey, and after comfortably smoking a 

 cigar and cataloguing the notes and measurements, we all 

 went off to our cabins to enjoy our well-earned rest. 



