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Mandeya village being in sight, 8 hours inarch distant# Now he has built 
him a good strong house on Mandaya plan 20 ft. above the ground, on tall 
tree trunks# The Mandays usually place their house on one large live 
tree# Ade’s house was at least 30 feet square, one room, under 
part stockaded and locked at night# 
April 27, 1904# 
Left Christian Ade*s place at 7 A. M. 20 minutes later crossed a 
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small stream called Maced loop. Marched all day until after sundown# 
It is now after 9 and I can almost see plainly enough, by moonlight to 
write. A night bird, probably an owl is crying Too~voo~oo overhead as I 
lie in a little sandy spot amongst big bowlders* All the rest are try- 
ing to sleep on big rocks and call me exclusive# Harbord. and McCoy are 
playing chess! Two Mandayans are in camp and will guide us to their 
village tomorrow# River partly dry, filled with frogs and shells# A 
few big white headed kingfishers. Lost one hammer off my shotgun# 
Constabulary Lieuts . Talby and Zapanta with Mandayan (Christianised) 
vuide preceded us to avoid scaring the wild and timid Mandayan natives 
from their village# We had no guide in following, and often lost their 
trail. Went a mile too far up the beautiful River, and camped. 
Soon two Mandayans came with a letter from Lt. Talby saying he would 
await us at the Mandayan village. These men would not return with message 
# 
and rations the same night, so poor Talby and Zapanta had to get along with 
such food as the natives could supply# Caught 2 kinds of Frogs above 
camp, where I made a reconnoisance of a mile# Saw tracks of 2 Mandayans 
and their dog. White-headed Kingfisher. Birds seen during day were: 
One flock of about 6 Red-billed Frogmouths or Roller Goatsuckers# 
Brown Java Sparrows at Ade’s place 
Red-breasted Sxmbird at Ade’s 
Long-tailed Swallow 
Dusky Swift, Jungle Cock 
