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reduced to a state of extreme bodily weakness by a continued diet of tinned food and the 
almost perpetual rain and cold; the Kiaus even remarked how thin we had become—thin, 
indeed! I could feel every bone in my body. 
The mammals collected were mostly rats, one of which was a new species, Mus alticola ; 
the Hylomys which was common above our camp also descends to about 3000 feet. The 
group of the animal kingdom to which most of my attention was directed was that com¬ 
prising the.birds, and the collection of these was naturally the most important. At above 
7000 feet I collected ten new species, no less than four of which belonged to new genera. 
The species inhabiting the region above 8000 feet, and which do not descend much below 
that altitude are Cryptolopha trivirgata, Oreoctistes leucops, Androphilus accentor , Corytho- 
cichla crassa, and Cuculus polioceplialus. I only noticed three species above 10,000 feet— 
Merula seebohmi, Cettia oreophila, and Chlorocharis emilioe. Most of the other species 
collected at our camp are met with also at a much lower altitude. Butterflies and other 
insects w r ere very scarce. I made a small collection of moths, but up to the present time 
these remain undescribed. I collected a number of small frogs and toads, amongst them 
a new one, Nectopliryne misera. Of the small botanical collection made I have already 
given a short account. 
The following is a Table of the daily temperature for the month of February at 7850 
feet, with a few short remarks on the weather:— 
Date. 
Minimum. 
Maximum. 
General Remarks. 
Feb. 
1. 
O a 
47 
O 
67 
Heavy rain from 1 p.m to 6 p.m. 
1 ” 
2. 
49 
65 
Fine ; plenty of sunlight. 
3. 
52 
60 
Bain from 10 a.m. till night. 
4. 
52 
60 
Bain during the whole dav. 
5 .. 
48 
60 
Fine and clear. 
6. 
45 
62 
Fine, slight showers. 
T 
/ . 
45 
64 
Fine, slight showers. 
8. 
43 
60 
Fine; no rain. 
9. 
42 
66 
Very fine and bright. 
1 ” 
10. 
45 
64 
Very fine and bright. 
11. 
49 
60 
Bain after 1 p.m. till night. 
12. 
47 
64 
Bain after 10 p.m. till night. 
99 
13. 
47 
67 
Cloudy, no rain. 
14. 
50 
68 
Bain after 11 a.m. and thunder till 6 p.m. 
99 
15. 
4(3 
66 
High N.E. wind, cloudy and cold. 
yi 
16. 
50 
66 
High N.E. wind, cloudy and cold. 
’ll 
17. 
51 
70 
Fine until mid-day : cloudy and wet. 
18. 
47 
68 
Fine. N.E. wind; no rain. 
19. 
47 
65 
Fine. N.E. wind; no rain. 
99 
20. 
46 
64 
Fine early ; cloudy and cold. N.E. wind ; no rain. 
99 
21. 
44 
67 
Fine early ; cloudy and cold. 
22. 
44 
69 
Fine early ; heavy rain after 1 p.m. 
99 
23. 
48 
64 
Cloudy ; rain after 11 a.m. 
99 
24. 
45 
64 
Fine at 6 a.m. ; rest of day cloudy, rain and mist. 
25. 
43 
63 
Fine early; heavy rain after 1 p.m. 
1 ^ 
! » 
26. 
43 
69 
Misty early; heavy rain after 12 a.m. till dark. 
27. 
49 
60 
Misty early; rain after 11 a.m. till night. 
99 
28. 
49 
62 
Cloudy early; rain after 11 a.m. till night. 
>> 
29. 
50 
61 
Cloudy early; rain after 10 a.m. till night. 
Mar. 
1. 
48 
69 
Cloudy ; no rain early ; showers later, with N.E. wind. 
99 
2... 
46 
70 
Fine ; high N.E. wind early, showers later. 
1 » 
3. 
47 
Left for Kiau in a steady downpour. 
