76 Bird Hunting on the White Nile. 



The most amusing visitors to our camp were the 

 monkeys, which were numerous between Duem and 

 Kawa. They were very tame and used to come regularly 

 into the tree over the tents, and after a tremendous 

 romp, would nestle up to each other and sleep for hours. 

 They were grivet monkeys, J I of a beautiful greenish-grey 

 on the back, with whitish breasts, and black faces 

 adorned with handsome white whiskers. We noticed 

 that they were very fond of the gum which exuded from 

 the acacia trees. But mammals of any kind were scarce 

 in the country we worked, and we did not travel far 

 enough south for big game. Occasionally a gazelle 

 or an antelope would be seen, but they were rai'e and 

 shy. In two or three places there were hares, and it 

 was while I was chasing a wounded hare through some 

 rough grass that I came across the only bird 

 new to science which we discovered. This was a 

 tiny fantail warbler,§§ of a most delicate light sandy 

 colour on all the upper parts and with a silvery breast' — 

 a colouring most suitable for the brown grass and sandy 

 country which it inhabited. I only obtained one speci- 

 men, and it is somewhat risky to found a new species on 

 a single example, but the Hon. N. Charles Rothschild 



XI Cercopithecus cethiops. §§ Cisticola aridula, Witlierby. 



