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shipment from Batavia that missed the boat when we were there. 
Two fine monkevs, two binturongs, ten gaylals, two hornbills, 
two Brehminy kites, two Tantillus storks, and two lovely squirrels. 
Great excitement stowing them away, getting then, fed and watered be 
fore dark. 
May 29 - 
Our collector turned up from Pispis this morning with 
several specimens. He drives up in s regular passenger bus, 
and off the top brings down boxes of snakes, and out of the brck 
seat gets his birds and animals. There is also much shouting 
of "Ular", sohvebody drops a rope on the bus driver and he jumps 
and everybody laughs. -Among the specimens received this morning 
were some fine snares - mangrove, tree vipers, blood pythons - 
and a most curious flying lemur - Gallepithecus. It was hanging 
on the wire front of its cage and looked like a great furry bat, 
with claws protruding from its wings. The folds of skin that 
it spreads in order to glide from tree to tree are enormous. 
The poor little thing was half dead, from fright or neglect, 
and at first we thought it was completely gone. /fter a while 
we noticed that there was a sign of life, and fed it some milk 
and whiskey with a medicine dropper. Later on it peri ed up and 
drank auite a lot of milk. This sort of thing is terribly 
difficult to keep alive anyway in captivity, and when it arrives 
in a state bordering death there is really little hope for it. 
However, I am glad to have seen one alive at all. 
Just as we were examining the le. ur, Coenraad sent 
a note over. "Dear Br. Mann," he said. "It went wrong with 
the serows. Three were caught, but the people did not hear 
from us. So they were slaughtered. Today I sent a cable to 
catch more. Sorry, but nothing to do. Kindest regards." 
So the pen that we were planning for them will not be 
built, nor will the fresh green grass be ordered, but maybe 
Bill's heart will break. 
Me 
^y m - After much bickering with various motor-car owners, 
we selected a good ripe old red Buick, and loaded our gear 
into it early this morning. Besides the personal ge- r of 
the Ernes' end ourselves, there are five cameras, two butter- 
fly nets, equipment for studying hot springs (thermometers, 
acidity testers, etc.),- entomological vials, raincoats and 
sweaters, and a food box, containing cofee, sardines, crackers 
and jam, toxlet paper, flit, chloramine for purifying water, 
and extra blankets. With Remy for driver, the four of us 
draped ourselves over the luggage, and left capp about nine 
o ' clock . 
For once we had good weather up to Prapat, Over the 
pass, and winding down again until we caught that first breath- 
taking view of Toba Lake, sap. hire blue in its setting of green 
and rugged mountains. We stopped to see the Coenraads, who are 
pleased and proud of their new house, wh ch opens right on the 
lake, with a little fisherman's hut out over the water practically 
in the r front vard. Mrs. C has had ail the furniture maae to 
order by a Chinese carpenter, and it is charming - the simpli- 
