to the market of Siboeroe Dolok, near Dolok Silau, to pick up 
the animals thet the natives in the Batak karnpong had caught in 
the past week. They came beck late in the evening, empty- 
handed (save for an expense account of seven guiideEs) and the 
excuse that the Rajah did not know what enim-ls we wanted. That 
after two days of explaining to the old chap! 
itarEhx2Xxx We had our first prrty in our new home - the Sidney 
Brownes were here for lunch. The hotel did very well by us, end 
we had a merry party. 
In the evening Dr. Coenrsad gave us a full-grown Felis minute. 
March 27 - 
Davis set out half e dozen traps last night. One of 
them was set off, but nothing was captured. He spent the after- 
noon stringing up an Italian bird net across the back of the 
hospital, in a good open space. 
Our first actual capture took place today, however. 
P boy came running overm just after lunch, to say that another ^ 
of Dr. Coenraads animals had escaped. We all dashed over, and 
found a small civet cat cowering among a pile of boxes. Jennier 
picked it up, and pooped it in a bag, but as the boys counted Dr. 
Coenreed's civet cats, and found them all properly in their cages, 
we realized that this was a new one that had come in from out- 
side, and we brought it proudly home. It is a very young one, 
and quite a sweet little thing. The native name for it is musang. 
Our baby tiger, whom we have nemed Hrrry, is getting 
bigger and stronger, and eats very well. In the late afternoon 
a mate for Harrv arrived, a pathetic little tigress brought in 
a parrot cage by a Chinese. Of course we took her too, and I 
spent the evening trying to get her to nurse from a bottle. 
Harry and Harriet paid little attention to each other, but I 
hope they will both live and become great friends. H,-rry, by the 
way, now enjoys to go for a walk with me, and heels beautifully, 
walking slowly when I do, galloping clumsily and falling on his 
nose, if I hurry.. ' ]?i$^k '^M^^^^: 
March 28 - 
This being Easter, I went to church with Mrs. Matheson. 
We also had colored Easter eggs for breakfast, brought over with 
much pride by the Batak boy delivers our meals. 
The first specimen to arrive was a handsome kingfisher, 
one of the kind that lives in the jungle instead of along streams, 
and feeds on insects instead of fish. The waterside kingfisher 
is hard to keep in captivity, but there is a chance that we can 
keep this one alive. 
