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3 P.M. with a guide & Li-wi [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] to the Pea fowl haunts.  The place was a narrow valley filled by rice fields & forested on the sides.  While we were watching the fields 3 large olive mongooses were seen walking along the edge one after the other.  They finally saw us & disappeared into a dry ditch before we could get within shot-gun range.  The only game we saw were several jungle fowl & many large square tailed doves.
[[circled]] 13 [[/circled]]  In the early morning I went again to the Pea fowl place but saw none altho a shrill call was heard like that from domestic pea fowl.  Many francolin were heard calling in grassy plains & several were flushed.  A giant black log-cock was shot & one francolin & a Harpy eagle.
[[circled]] 14 [[/circled]] This morning in bright sunshine at 8 A.M. I saw a pair of large pole cats on a small rice field.  They ran up a small path in the grass when we