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south side of Wema Isle, visiting Kibibi ew route, and also 

 the Islet of Zigukga. 



This consists of two small islets joined by an isthmus, 

 so that the south-west coast forms a bay : it is composed 

 of red rock, covered with grass and rising steeply ; there 

 are a few fig trees. 



A feature of the island was a plant with thick, sword 

 shaped leaves, from which the natives obtain fibre. One 

 crocodile and two Enswa-swa were seen. 



Swallows, weavers and sunbirds were quite common, 

 and it was interesting to find again the " Nightingale 

 flycatcher " frequenting thick clumps of the plant 

 Erlangea (" Obutwatwa ") as it did on Maungwe Isle. 

 No Nephila were found, nor were Glossina seen ; a single 

 Acraea and a long-tailed Lycaenid, abundant on Kiuwa, 

 were the only butterflies noted. 



After visiting Zigunga we went on to Wema, a large 

 island on whose south shore our new camp was pitched, 

 and used it as a base until March 2nd. It was much 

 too big to be thoroughly examined in the time at our 

 disposal, so we confined ourselves to the south shore. 



The views of Wema itself obtained from the summit of 

 the hill behind the camp were quite the most beautiful 

 of any I have seen on an island. 



There are four hills on the island, of which the one above 

 alluded to, at the south-west corner, is grassy and flat 

 topped ; another, at the north-west corner, is flat, with a 

 patch of forest running nearly to the top ; on the con- 

 necting ridge between these two is more forest, which 

 also runs up the third hill, the central one of the isle, 

 grass clad on top. The fourth hill at the north-east 

 corner has a grassy base and a cap of forest on top. The 

 south-east coast of the island has a fine fly beach with 

 forest at the back, and the eastern point shows a red cliS 

 visible from the camp. From the top of the hill behind 

 the camp a lovely panoramic view was seen on the first 



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