llf) Mr. W. H. Ogilvir' (u-ant o// /i/yv/.? 



Starting from Berbcra on the lltli December, 18i)<S, they 

 proceeded in a westerly direction tlirongh Northern 

 Somaliland and the North Galla country, arriving at Addis 

 Abbeba towards the end of January. Thence they proceeded 

 northward tlirough Shoa as far as Lake Ilaik, to pay their 

 respects to the Emperor Menelik. 



'Sir. AVekl-Blundell having on a previous occasion visited 

 Abyssinia, and estabhshed the most friendly terms with His 

 Majesty, the party was received with the utmost cordiality 

 and courtesy, and every assistance was offered in traversing 

 the unexplored part of the country to the west. 



Returning southward through Shoa, they followed the 

 Djirama Valley, arriving once more at Addis Abbeba towards 

 the end of February. Thence they marched in a westerly 

 direction, and striking the Blue Nile at Famaka, followed its 

 course to Roseires, which was reached on the 19th of May. 

 A steamer carried them on to Khartum, and thence they 

 proceeded by rail to Cairo. The success of this adventurous 

 expedition was largely due to the able assistance rendered to 

 the travellers by our representative at the Court of Menelik, 

 Captain Harrington, who not only made all the arrangements 

 for transport at Berbera, but accompanied them during part 

 of their journey. 



Mr. Harwood, who had already had much experience and 

 done excellent work with Mr. E. Lort Phillips and Mr. R. 

 M'^D. Hawker on previous trips to Somaliland, accompanied 

 the expedition as naturalist, and his ability as a field-collector 

 and taxidermist, as well as his skill in managing the native 

 transport, and his unvarying cheerfulness in meeting all 

 difficulties, have w'on for him the highest praise from the 

 leaders of the expedition. 



The zoological results consist almost entirely of Mammals 

 and Birds. Among the former may be mentioned elephants, 

 lions, and examples of about seventeen species of antelopes ; as 

 well as a number of small rodents, some of which prove to be 

 new, while many are of great scientific value, as they belong 

 to species long since described by RUppell. But the great 

 feature of the collection is the birds. These are of exceptional 

 interest, for among the 523 specimens brought home no fewer 



