Qh2 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
to live here for a few days. The old man, however, was not the 
master, but the servant, and could not give us a decisive answer, 
but he did not doubt that it could be managed, and that some 
small boats might be lent to us. We should have liked very 
much to wait for the return of the proprietor, who was absent, 
but the two Russians wished to return home, and thus we had 
no choice. In the Girla float large masses of Lemna polyrhizea, 
gigantic specimens; we gathered a quantity, and then proceeded 
on our return. This, of course, took us less time than the 
outward journey, yet in several places we had quite work enough 
to get through. Late in the afternoon we again reached the 
‘*skelle” (landing-place) from which we had started, and without 
stoppage we returned to the village, where we were already 
believed to be lost. We heard afterwards that the two Russians 
had come out expressly to look for us. At the village inn we - 
celebrated with them our happy return in a glass “fresh from 
the cask.” 
July 14. Before we started on the 12th some boys brought 
us several young Falco rufipes in down; to-day we skinned three 
of these. The heatis overpowering. The same boys came to-day 
with four Rollers (Coracias garrulus), of which one was also 
skinned. Besides these we obtained a very fine Eagle, Aquila 
nevia, in nestling plumage. We shall therefore have plenty of 
work for to-morrow, and the day after we shall start for the 
fishing-hut, but it will be very difficult to get guides. 
July 15. Fetka and Demian have flatly refused to accompany 
us to the Pelican colony—they must go to the fields, the corn 
is over-ripe. Thus, there is nothing left but to trust to our 
own strength, and again to make the journey with our chasseur, 
however rash it may be todo so. In the morning we finished pre- 
paring two of the Falcons and the young Eagle; in the afternoon 
we boiled some arsenical soap. The heat continues to increase. 
Towards evening we looked out for a conveyance to the “ skelle” 
for to-morrow, as we shall have to take plenty of luggage, but we 
could not find one; there is hardly anyone at home—they are all 
in the fields. 
July 16. This morning, again, we looked in vain for a con- 
veyance. There is nothing for it but to walk over to the “skelle.” 
The luggage, therefore, was reduced as much as possible, not- 
withstanding which a goodly quantity was got together. We 
