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get the curious little tiger beetle, Therates flavilabris. 

 Iu the denser thickets I would capture the small metal- 

 lic blue butterflies (Aniblypodia) sitting on the leaves, 

 as well as some rare and beautiful leaf-beetles of the 

 families Hispidse and Chrysomelidae. 



I found that the rotten jack-fruits were very attractive 

 to many beetles, and used to split them partly open and lay 

 them about in the forest near my house to rot. A morn- 

 ing's search at these often produced me a score of species, 

 — -Stephylinidae, Nitidulida?, Onthophagi, and minute Cara- 

 bida? being the most abundant. Now and then the 

 " sagueir " makers brought me a fine rosechafer (Sternoplus 

 schaumii) which they fouud licking up the sweet sap. 

 Almost the only new birds I met with for some time 

 were a handsome ground thrush (Pitta celebensis), and 

 a beautiful violet-crowned dove (Ptilonopus celebensis), 

 both very similar to birds I had recently obtained at 

 Aru, but of distinct species. 



About the latter part of September a heavy shower of 

 rain fell, admonishing us that we might soon expect wet 

 weather, much to the advantage of the baked-up country. 

 I therefore determined to pay a visit to the falls of the 

 Maros river, situated at the point where it issues from the 

 mountains — a spot often visited by travellers and con- 

 sidered very beautiful. Mr. M. lent me a horse, and I 

 obtained a guide from a neighbouring village ; and taking 



