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20th.—The only event to-day has been the capture of a new Flycatcher ( Hyloterpe 
hypoxantha). The Chinaman is very unhappy: he sits, when the weather permits, on a 
rock gazing into the river, and has quite made up his mind that he will never see Labuan 
again. 
21st.—To-day it did not rain a drop, being the first really fine day since we left the 
Tampassuk. I made a long expedition with one of the men, following our path on the 
opposite side of the river: we reached an altitude of 4800 feet, but saw no birds; orchids, 
however, were plentiful, several species being in flower. I also saw several nepenthes and. 
a rich orange-flowered rhododendron. 
22nd.—We had a long scramble down stream amongst the rocks in search of a King¬ 
fisher, which was new to me; but we did not succeed in shooting one. To-day, while after 
the Kingfisher, I saw a flock of small grey Hornbills, which flew very close together and 
settled side by side in the casuarina-trees: they flew over my head once, but I had no gun, 
or I might have added another new bird to the Bornean list. Though I saw this bird in 
small flocks on several occasions and heard them often, I was never able to procure a 
specimen, the nature of the country being such that , the birds had only to fly across the 
Panataran and it would have taken a day to reach them. This Hornbill is probably a 
new species, allied to some of the small grey species already known. Rain in torrents 
after 2 p.m. 
23rd.—Only four birds collected to-day; rain from 1 p.m. till dark. The Panataran in 
full flood. 
24th.—Went for a long ramble up stream. The Panataran a short distance above our 
camp flows past a steep cliff, which at its base is composed of green serpentine; the deep 
pool below it blocked the way for our Dusun carriers. With the assistance of some felled 
trees we were able to ford to the opposite side and climb over a high rock; beyond this the 
Panataran is fairly easy for some miles, though at times the rocks are so steep that it is 
necessary to traverse the forest on the hill sides. During the day I collected three speci¬ 
mens of a Green Bulbul, which I have often seen during the time I have been here, but did 
not shoot it, thinking it was a common species. On picking up the first specimen I saw 
at a glance that it was new to me, so I collected others. This bird turned out a very 
interesting new species, and has been named Phyllornis Jcinabaluensis. 
The Chinaman in our absence shot a beautiful pigmy squirrel ( Sciurus whiteheadi). 
This is an extraordinary little animal, being about the size of a large mouse, with a head 
too large for its body; the ears are ornamented with long tufts of grey fur, the rest of the 
animal being brownish yellow. I several times noticed this squirrel in the trees close to 
the camp ; it is somewhat inclined to be crepuscular, but is also active during the day. At 
evening time it utters many shrill squeaks, and bobs about on the trees like a cork on a 
string. (Figured on plate opposite page 196.) 
25th.—To-day has been the grandest day for me since I took an interest in ornithology, 
and has brought to light the first specimens of the large green Cock-of-the-Rock ( Caljpto- 
mena whiteheadi) *—the plumage of this superb bird being bright emerald-green, which 
shines like glass, picked out with jet-black markings ; but of this species I shall have more 
to relate during my next expedition. We have also another fine bird for the first time, 
* Figured in Frontispiece. 
