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have taken us a day's, journey further away from the mountains, as 

 they say there is no road this (the north) side, so we have had to 

 tramp over bare hills in a broiling sun. My old trouble dysentery 

 is a great worry to me. The Lois or Lu, as the Chinese call them, 

 are, so far as the men go, nearly like the Chinese. The hair is at 

 times a pigtail tied in a knob, but more often a knob of hair tied 

 in front, which looks like a unicorn's horn. Their villages are 

 small, the houses of grass and sloped like an arch, and they live 

 on the ground. The women are quite distinct from the Chinese, 

 wearing very short skirts of blue, or blue with a red-and-wbite 

 pattern. 



28th. Still on the march. Arrived at Lu village in the evening, 

 but the men seemed so disagreeable, that we went about half a mile 

 away and camped. They then followed to see all they could, and 

 were amazed at our guns. Bought half a big pig for Sl'50. 



29th. Left early, as I wanted to camp near the mountain. Sent 

 Andres and Juan off at 4 a.m. to look for a spot. Nearly had a 

 row witb our Chinese porters, but formed up in their rear so that 

 they had to go on after using a good deal of bad language at us. 

 Have struck a nice place for a camp, close to a tine rocky stream 

 not far from the mountains. Hear lots of birds. Am very seedy 

 with dysentery, Juan with fever. Busy building a house all day. 



30th. Busy house-building. Caught some beautiful butterflies 

 in the river. Saw a fine Kingfisher, I think Alcedo euryzona, also 

 some monkeys. 



31st. This being Good Friday, we have resolved not to begin 

 collecting to-day — unlucky — but to finish off the house. It rained 

 this morning and was very cold before daylight. A cloudy day, 

 saw no butterflies. Begin collecting to-morrow. 



April 1st. At last we were able to go shooting. Andres brought 

 in four birds. Hills very steep, sand and rocks ; this is the reason 

 why they are left alone by the natives. Sand-flies awful. Butter- 

 flies numerous in the river-bed. Saw a large Kingfisher and some 

 squirrels. 



Natives visit us daily : fowls 10 cts., ducks 25 cts., eggs | ct. 



2nd. Very seedy with dysentery. Juan shot a Silver Pheasant 

 which may be new (see Gennceus whiteheadi, p. 503), and a fine 

 Paradise Flycatcher. Heat and sand-flies awful. 



3rd-19th. All ill with fever and dysentery. 



19th-30th. The bird collection is going along slowly — my men 

 being all ill one day or another, one or two have been ill every day 

 with fever. I am perhaps in better health than I have been for 

 some time. Lu women catching caterpillars for food. It rains 

 heavily and thunders every afternoon, and our life here, owing to 

 fever, is most miserable. 



Mat lst-6th. All my men ill with bad fever. The two Chinese 

 and myself do not suffer much. 



7th. I saw a Lu with some rat-traps identical with those made 



