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KINA BALTJ: SECOND EXPEDITION. 
25th, 2Gth, 27th.—Though steadily increasing the bird collections, I have nothing 
new. The Dusuns come all the way from Kiau with vegetables and insects, which they 
exchange for tin pots, buttons, needles, and cottons. A woman one day brought me a 
Cetonia which was not perfect, and on my refusing it she nipped off the beetle’s head, and 
tied the body up in a piece of cloth for the children, who will eat it as they eat chrysalides 
and grubs. 
29th to 31st.—Working as usual: the last two days have been very wet. 
1st April.—A few fine butterflies are common about the camp, several of which are 
new species. A small tailed blue Sithon Jciana is figured opposite page 118, and several of 
my other new species have been figured in Mr. Henley Grose Smith’s ‘ Khopalocera Exotica ’; 
a full description of the new species will be found amongst the papers at the end. 
2nd.—Kabong called to-day ; he brings us some rather alarming news : he says that all 
the available male population of Kiau are going head-hunting Avith the Teung-Tuhan 
Dusuns, and that they are going inland to attack a village four days distant. He came to 
see us, he says, because we shall not be able to get carriers amongst the Kiaus to 
Melangkap, but he thinks perhaps the women will go instead; he does not seem quite sure 
whether he is going or not. As Mr. Kabong is decidedly in “ tuak ” and intoxicated, Ave 
are not much alarmed by his big talk. 
3rd.—We have a peculiar porcupine-rat which is covered with spines; this animal the 
Dusuns call “ Licis.” It Avas first described as a tailless species under the name of Trichys 
lipura ; the animal, hoAvever, has a long tail with a tuft of stiff bristles at the end. The 
skin of this rat is most tender, almost dropping to pieces in one’s hands while skinning it. 
The peculiar delicate skin is the same on all spinous rats, their hides being more tender than 
a Goatsucker’s skin. The flesh Avas white and looked palatable. This animal Avas also 
caught in the bamboo traps. We had heavy rain after mid-day ; the river Kinokok is noAV in 
flood, Avhich makes us someAAdiat nervous about our return to Melangkap. 
4th.-—I took a nest AAith a young Calyptomena to-day, for Avhich I have been Avatching 
some time, Avaiting until the youngster Avas full-feathered. The little felloAV, Avhen looked 
at, puffed out his feathers and backed his body up to the roof of the nest; so much so did 
he rear his tail-end, that losing his equilibrium he fell heels over head, and required my 
kind assistance to put him comfortable again. Later on, when I took it out of the nest, it 
immediately Avanted food, and devoured squashed pisangs and rice. I put the bird to rest 
for the night Avith a young Cissa some Dusun boys had brought, but in the morning both 
Avere dead Avith the cold. One of the CroAv-Shrikes, Buchanga stigmatops, has a nest at the 
end of a branch AA T hich stretches over from the top of the high bank on the opposite side of 
the river. The birds are always mobbing any hawks Avhich come near their nest. I Avas 
unable to reach this undescribed egg. Kabong came this evening: his neAVS is that the 
party of head-hunters Avere unable to go on the expedition, as soon after starting they met a 
mouse coming from the wrong direction; this Avas a bad omen, so the expedition returned to 
start again doAvn the Tampassuk shortly after Ave reached Melangkap. Kabong is drunk, I 
may say extra drunk, and has evidently been having a high old time in Kiau before he came 
on here after meeting the mouse. He is going to sleep at this place, and there are also 
six other Dusun lads stopping here; they seem fond of coming to see us, often staying a 
