8 ANNUAL REPOKT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1912. 



of them on the east side of Mural Glacier promises to give the finest 

 specimens from the Lower Cambrian rocks of the western side of the 

 continent. 



Many photographs were taken both by myself and Mr. K. C. W. 

 Lett, of the Grand Trunk Pacific EaiLway, who accompanied the 

 party for two weeks. 



The scenery about Mount Eobson is probably the finest in the 

 Canadian Eockies, as far as now known. The glaciers are on a grand 

 scale, and the geology presents many large problems for solution. 

 My object in visiting the Mount Eobson region was to secure data 

 for comparison of the section of Cambrian rocks there with that on 

 the line of the Canadian Pacific Eailway, 150 miles to the south. 



RAINEY AFRICAN EXPEDITION. 



The Smithsonian African expedition, under Col. Eoosevelt, had 

 scarcely returned from the field when the Institution received invi- 

 tations to participate in two others, organized to explore the same 

 general region. 



The first was Mr. Paul J. Eainey's hunting trip to British East 

 Africa and southern Abyssinia, where Mr. Eainey especially planned 

 to hunt lions with a pack of American hounds. The natural-history 

 collections that might be secured were offered to the Smithsonian 

 Institution, provided an expert field naturalist be sent to accompany 

 him and prepare such of the game collected as was desired for ex- 

 hibition or scientific study. Mr. Edmund Heller, who had accom- 

 panied the Smithsonian African expedition in such a capacity, was 

 selected and departed with Mr. Eainey in February, 1911. The 

 collection made has been estimated to contain some 4,700 skins of 

 mammals, together with many birds, reptiles, and other animals, 

 making very valuable additions to the present African collection in 

 the Museum. Nearly all of the material is from localities not 

 covered by earlier expeditions, and some of it comes from points 

 never before visited by naturalists. The collection includes the 

 famous series of lions taken by Mr. Eainey with his American 

 hounds, as described in his well-known lectures. There are also 

 many specimens of different kinds of antelopes, including the harte- 

 beests, wildebeestes, and waterbucks, as well as buffaloes, zebras, 

 cheetahs, monkeys, and rodents. A few hippopotamus and rhinoceros 

 skins and one elephant were also collected. 



A large number of birds were secured, including some of the rarest 

 species. Many are game birds, among them guinea fowls and fran- 

 colins (which resemble^ our partridges), and plantain eaters, crows, 

 bustards, vultures, vulturine guinea fowl, owls, hawks, kites, secre- 

 tary birds, hornbills, pigeons, parrots, sun birds, flycatchers, etc., are 

 represented. There are also four ostrich eggs. 



