1894.J JOCRXAL or the late dr. emin pasha. 597 



spare of zoological papers, pamphlets, &c. From two years now 1 

 am hiiugry for some zoological pasture. 



" If time and circumstances permit, I should greatly like to make 

 an excursion into the Manyuema country, where never collections 

 were made. I shall try to refit mj'self with arseniate of soda, 

 naphthaline, shot, &c., at Stanley Falls. I shall address the speci- 

 mens to the Zoological iSociety, but you may inform Mr. Sclater 

 that such specimens as you choose for your own collection should 

 be given to you. 



" Believe me to be. Sir, 



Tours very sincerely, 



De. Emin." 



The Journal (written in English) \\ hich accompanied the letter 

 was as follows. It appeared to be a continuation of the journal 

 originally written in English, but translated and published by 

 Dr. A. Eeichenow in the ' Journal fiir Ornithologie ' for 1894 

 (pp. 162-171):— 



" Left Manyuema settlement on Ituri (29° CO' L.E., 1° 22' L.N.) 

 on May 29, 1892, and reached chief Amende's place, Ipurungu, 

 the same evening. Distance 27-28 km. N.N.W. Primieval forest. 

 Observed : Psittacus enthacus (frequent) ; a big Woodpecker ; 

 Umithornis ; many kinds of C'riiiiger ; an orange-brown Turdus, 

 with white throat ; a very small Musckapa abundant, underneath 

 lighter grey, basal half of bill light yellow, rest black ; Ceiithmo- 

 chares austraUs ; Cuuulus solitarius ; ^lusophaga rossce ; Gori/thaix 

 spec, (previously collected) ; Oriolus brach>jrJit/nc7ius (very fre- 

 quent) ; Nlijrita canicapilla (near villages in the open) ; Lojjlioceros 

 semifasciatus. 



" Indekaru village, June 10, 1892. 



" The extreme poorness of animal life is a striking fact in the 

 forest we have just traversed. Suppose even the birds being 

 frightened by the noise of a passing caravan — a fact scarcely to be 

 admitted, as they frequent mostly the high trees — there is always 

 a lack of life one can scarcely explain. The ubiquitous Grey Parrot, 

 C'uculus solitarius, Oriolus brachi/rJii/iichus, and some sp. oi Criiiljer 

 are to be heard ; sometimes the harsh scream of Buceros sounds 

 through the forest ; flocks of tiny, tit-like birds twitter, and//v7>o?- 

 sharpei chatters. No Pigeons. At nighl^time occasionally an Owl 

 is heard. Nevertheless there is life in the forest, but it concen- 

 trates in the river parts, on old clearings, deserted villages, and 

 escapes the notice of the traveller. Only these last two days I 

 have heard the call of Cortjthceola, C'eiitropus, Peristera, and a 

 CorythaLv. Here in the village I might have procured some 

 specimens but for the rank vegetation, in the midst of which any 

 bird killed is hopelessly lost. Shot : Hapaloderma narina, $ jr., 

 broken. 



" No. 1807. Loplioceros camurus, Cass., $ ; cf. no. 1409. 



" In leaving Indekaru, flocks of a screaming Coradas were seen, 

 and a big species of Hornbill, pi-obably Cerato(/)/mna atraia, was 



