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side. The Varinga rubra of Kiimph grew also frequently 

 where the water beg-an to be salt, and my climbmg- Tetrandria, 

 with three long leaves, I found with beautiful open blossoms and 

 fruits. The common monkeys diverted themselves towards 

 evening w4th the fruit of the Lampu. They sat on the big 

 branches and drew the thinner ones, which hung into the water, 

 up towards them until they could reach the fruits. The water- 

 hens sought for their supper in the shallow water at sunset. 

 They were of the kind commonly seen on our coast, with a lead- 

 coloured greenish back, white neck and stomach ; they have 

 some rust-coloured feathers at their sides. At dark I came to 

 the custom-station called Chanki. 



14. — Quite early I left Chanki to get to our ship. I took 

 a boat which was to bring water to the ship, because all our 

 water had been spilt, when we struck the ground. The wind 

 was very strong after we left the river, and large waves came 

 into our boat. After 9 o'clock we happily arrived on board of 

 our ship, and hardly half an hour after, the boat in which I had 

 come split, so that it had to be tied together with ropes. I dis- 

 covered from what danger I had escaped and thanked God who 

 had saved me from it. 



In the evening I went to a place where fish are caught. 

 This is done in the following manner : — For about half a mile 

 two rows of thick split sticks are firmly planted in the ground, 

 so that they meet in a sharp angle. At this point there are again 

 many sticks planted in the ground, which form a square. On 

 these sticks stand two men, one facing the other, tying the 

 front part of the net to a trigger ; at the other end there are two 

 m^en in a boat, who hold up the net, which at the other end has 

 been fastened at the open side of angle formed by the sticks. 

 As soon as it grows dark, they let the front part of the net fall 

 down, while the other end is kept above the water. A very 

 rapid stream which at this point flows into the sea brings the fishes 

 down into the net, which the fishermen raise every three or four 

 m.inutes. First of all they only caug-ht small Gasterostei, but 

 later in the night. Scombri ancl other good fish were caught; 

 among them I found one Gasterosteum, which resem,bled the 

 Western one very much, and is called St. Peter's fish by the 

 Portuguese. 



15. — Early this morning I n ade a description of the Gasteros- 



