KINA BALTJ: SECOND EXPEDITION. 
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28th.—Nyhan and I left the camp to be finished by the others, and made an expe¬ 
dition up to about 8000 feet. We carried our collecting-guns, and my spirits revived, as I 
well knew that the birds of highland Borneo were still unknown; so I picture to myself 
all sorts of new species. 
We followed the Dusun path, which crosses a small stream that flows past the base 
of the camping-rock, and proceeded up a steep slope on the side of the mountain, which 
was only slightly difficult in one or two places. When we reached a height of 6000 feet 
we met with a small flock of greenish-yellow-coloured birds, about the size of a sparrow. 
We secured three specimens; the species turned out to be a new genus, and has been 
named Chlorochciris emilice. This is evidently the bird mentioned by Mr. St. John in ‘ Life 
in the Forests of the Far East,’vol. i. p. 269:—“The Ida’an (Dusuns) during the day 
amused themselves in trying to secure some small twittering birds, which looked like 
canaries with a green tint on the edges of their wings, but were unsuccessful. They shot 
innumerable pellets from their blowpipes, but did not secure one ; in fact, they did not 
appear to use this instrument with any skill.” This was written thirty years ago; and it 
Avas not until the beginning of 1888 that the first of these “twittering birds” arrived in 
this country. The other birds noticed to-day Avere the ubiquitous lanthocincla treacheri , 
Pericrocotus montanus, and Pteruthius ceralatus, and several other new species. Pitcher- 
plants Avere numerous and beautiful. My glance Avas a hasty one at this, “ the promised 
land ; ” but I saw sufficient to convince me that it was absolutely necessary to change our 
camp to a small cleared patch of slightly sloping ground on the top of the ridge which 
we had traversed on our Avay up. It began to rain at 10 o’clock, so Ave were forced to 
return to the camp. We had no view of the surrounding country, a pall of mist enveloping 
everything. Bain continued until dark. 
29th.—-Opened the packs, which are Avet, but there is no sun to dry anything; by 
exposing our clothes to the air they become, if anything, damper. This morning the 
sunlight reached Avithin a feAV yards of our camp at 10 a.m. ; and as I sat anxiously watching 
the light and heat that was to do so much for us, the clouds obscured the sun—so Ave had 
none; this part of the mountain must get but little sunlight during the year. 
The birds collected to-day are a splendid new Flycatcher ( Bhinomyias gularis), a 
beautiful neAv Barbet—as its name implies ( Megalmma pulcherrima) —the head and throat 
of a light blue, separated from the back (which is green) by a golden-yelloAV collar. In 
mists all day ; rain after 4 p.m. 
30th.—Sent off four Kadyans, with as much food as they can carry, to the camping- 
site seen on the 28th, Avith orders to erect a shelter for me and to do their best Avith a 
grass-roofed Dusun shelter which we saAV there; they are to hide the provisions and return 
again to-day, and to-morrow Ave Avill carry as much as possible to that place. It has rained 
off and on all day. 
31st.—We started soon after daylight, leaving one of the men, who has a swollen leg; 
he Avill haA r e to remain in this miserable sunless spot, with another man whom I am 
sending back to keep him company, in charge of our camp until the Dusuns arrive, when 
I Avill make other arrangements. I must say I A\'as heartily glad to leave that miserable 
spot, where the sun never once shone to dry and Avarm us. At times, Avhen the mists 
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