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Show 604 JOURNAL OF THE LATE PR. EMIN PASHA. [NOV. 6, fields, and hides during the day in the adjacent forest. They catch numbers of them on sticks smeared with a viscous matter. " O n August 28th we left the bank of the river Lindi for another eight days' forest march. This part of the country seems rich in birds ; the weather is, however, very inclement and we can scarcely dry our clothes. Everywhere lots of Grey Parrots, a favourite nesting-place of which seems to be the banks of a neighbouring river: Hornbills are abundant. I should have collected, but as my two boxes are filled with water, nearly every day, specimens would perish quickly, and I have no shot to squander-being from time to time forced to make shot for myself from bullets. " September 7th, we reached after a very trying march Ubure, another Urumbi station; one day has to be spent here. "No. 1919. Camaroptera brevicaudata, Cretzschm., 3 • "No. 1919a. Cisticola, 3. "No. 1920. Cisticola, 3. " Very frequent Barbatula leucolcema, Verr. " From Ubiire another march through mud and water to Ulike Urumbi, a village left by its inhabitants, in the midst of extensive plantain-groves, surrounded by dense forest. Here provisions have to be made for 10-12 days' march to Kiuene, from where the Congo is easily reached in ten short marches. Everyone is collecting plantains, which dried and pounded form our only food ; no fat, no animal food being to obtain. At Madjambanis we were seed-eaters (Indian corn, Caffre corn) ; at Ismaili's we became plantain-eaters ; at Kilongo-longa's rice-eaters (Oryzomis !) ; and now we are anew plantain-eaters ! "No. 1921. Spermestes poensis, Fras., 3 . "No. 1922. Andropadus, 3. " No. 1923. Cossypha (an barttlehti, Shell.), 3. This bird differs from the plate in having back and wdugs dark slate-colour, the centre pair of the tail-feathers entirely black, and the remainder edged with black on their outer webs. Underparts pale, belly nearly white. Measurements exactly like those given by the describer, only tail shorter. "No. 1924. Picus; cf. nos. 1684, 85. "No. 1925. Stiphrornis, $ . Next to H. gabonensis, Sharpe. " No. 1926. Zosterops virens, Sund., 3 . " No. 1927. Smithornis rufolateralis, Gray, 3 . " No. 1928. Corythura cinnamomea, Less. Formerly obtained in Monbuttu, 1 spec, at Bukoba, Victoria Nyanza, and 1 spec. very mangled, brought by natives on the upper Ituri; 2 spec, at Mrva, Albert Nyanza. Contrary to its habit of hiding always in the grass and reeds near brooks, the present species was found under a fig-tree-not far from the brook-busily picking at figs covered with small stingless bees which abound here. This species seems not exactly rare, but by reason of its hiding always in the grass and reeds and taking DO flight only when forced, it is rarely seen. "No. 1929. Turturcenas? $ ad.; cf. no. 1918. At last a fair |
