BULAGO, KIZIMA 95 



We saw a good deal of Bulago, and studied it 

 thoroughly, but found nothing very characteristic in its 

 fauna or flora. A notable tree was one called by the 

 natives " Musali," whose fruits were like loquats : I 

 had seen small specimens of this on Bugalla, but here 

 they were good-sized trees. 



A colony of the fossorial wasp Bembex was noted on 

 crocodile point, where the sand was eminently suitable 

 for their burrows. 



We had decided to take careful note of the butter- 

 flies to be found on the several islands, as some sort 

 of index to the general suitability of an island for 

 insect life. 



On this first visit fifty-two species were noted, and on 

 the return journey in March twenty-two more were added 

 to the list. It was on Bulago that I first met with the 

 Acraeine species Planema aganice and PI. alcinoe, neither 

 of which occurred on Bugalla or Damba, though Damba's 

 immediate neighbour Kome was subsequently found to 

 have these interesting butterflies. 



On January 14th we visited the islet of Kizima. This 

 is only about 300 yards in diameter, and rises out of the 

 water as a rocky, flat topped, grass clad eminence, with 

 shrubs and small trees along the steep coast line, and one 

 little bay with sandy beach on the west. A tangle of 

 " Oluzibaziba " bushes sheltered a hippo ; a large and a 

 small crocodile and two large monitor lizards {Varanus, 

 called " Enswa-swa " by the natives) were seen ; the 

 basking places of the latter on the rocks were very 

 numerous. 



Among the branches of a bush I found a small elapine 

 snake, light grey with dark brown blotches, which had 

 very obviously dined both wisely and well ! Rodents, 

 about the size of a water vole, were abundant on this 

 isle ; their runs were very noticeable, and also the debris 

 of grass stems left where they had been feeding. Kizima 



