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and therefore are very slow and do not mind cutting or tearing a skin. This P.M., I hunted and this evening went with a Bugis after pigs but as usual did not get any. This Bugis is the first native I have been with who carried a spear.

Monday, June 17, 1912.
Lo Bou Bou - Tangaroeng.
F., Cl., C.
This morning I skinned some birds and preserved some large snakes that Usup caught in the Mahakkam. I packed my things and left Lo Bou Bou for Tangaroeng. The Rajah sent his launch to tow my prau & I enjoyed the trip. When I got here I talked to H. M. Per Mangko (King of Koti) and went with a native guide to the other end of the town. I met Mr. Olmeyer and called on Mr. and Mrs. Robinson. I am spending the night with H. M. Per Mangko. The natives of Lo Bou ^[[n - handwritten in pencil above "u"]] Bou ^[[n - handwritten in pencil above "u"]] were very nice & I was really sorry to leave them.

Tuesday, June 18, 1912.
Tangeroeng.
I looked over my alcoholic specimens this morning and properly prepared the large snakes I got yesterday and also the embyros of another large snake; this finished, I went with some natives to the jungle near by on this S. side of the river and shot some birds, a squirrel and 13 bats which I found in trees. These bats are small fruit bats; it happens that 10 of the 13 are female. I will have to work all night on these skins.

Wednesday, June 19, 1912.
Tanggaroeng.
I finished preparing my specimens of yesterday about noon