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Bill included Diacamma - nests in hollows of trees but built [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] a fibrous protection at the entrance; red and black Dolichoderus or Polyrhacus living in cornucopia made of leaf with edges sewn together; entrance at one end, the other larger end covered by [[strikethrough]] sheet [[/strikethrough]] webbing of silk. Crematogaster with yellow thorax, first taken for staphylinid; when picked up exudes white globules from epinotum, nesting in hollow tree but with soft carton covering part of tree, enormous colony (known as Semut blonda). Mating flight of minute Camponotines, each fe ale with white object in mouth, evidently hemipterous nymph; are they taking their own cows to the new nest?

We saw a troop of Rhesus monkeys [[strikethrough]] in [[/strikethrough]] or macaques in the trees, and heard hornbills and siamangs. I saw a Draeco actually in flight. Something glided across the path, eight or ten feet over my head, flying from one tree to another twelve or fifteen feet distant. My first reaction was "I never saw such a small bird with such a long tail" and on going over to look at it, found that it was the flying lizard. He sat on the [[strikethrough]] edge of the [[/strikethrough]] tree trunk for some time, blowing out his gular pouch, which was sharply triangular in shape, orange in color with a black tip.
 
Tracks of wild pigs were plentiful. In one place we saw a shelter where the natives sit at night, keeping a fire burning, to frighten monkeys away from the plantation.

To-day was the first time we have really seen the celebrated leeches in action. We kept picking them off each others' clothes, and in places would see clusters of three or four standing up and waving at us. When we got to the stream, the native who had attached himself to us, took off his shoes , rolled up his trousers, and found three or four leeches busily sucking blood. He took his hunting knife, scraped them off, and then asked us for some tobacco to stop the bleeding. One got on my arm, but I got it off before it had dug in. When we got home, Bill found blood trickling from three places on his ankles. He was the only one of us who had not worn high boots; apparently they are a good protection.
 
May 28 - 

Today we insisted on Jennier and Davis taking a day off, and sent them up to Prapat in the morning for a swim, a walk and lunch. We had the responsibility for the animals and bird while they were gone, and found that we had a busy day. I took charge of what Bill calls the "led stock" - the various pets picketed around the back yard, and found that as soon as I had finished giving the tiger his bottle, it was time for the bears to have their bread and milk, and when that was over the gibbons needed their tea, or Mr. Milquetoast wanted a piece of banana. Mr. Milquetoast gave us all a bad turn by escaping, but was soon found, looking unusually timid, high up on a rafter over the verandah, and scrambled down when I showed him a banana.

M  At five o'clock we got word that there were animals waiting for us at the station. The first thing we thought of was the precious serows - the goat-antelopes that Bill has been so anxious to get. Dr. Coenraad heard of a pair on the West Coast and sent a man after them last Sunday. Howver it was the