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Ikawa. — Ikawa, on the Tanganyika plateau, near Fife, is 

 said to be rich in birds. 



Kachinda is in Angoniland, near the S.W. corner of Lake 

 Nyasa. 



The Karungivesi or Kalungwizi is a river running into the 

 eastern side of Lake Mweru. 



Kikomba or Kuikomha is on the Nyasa-Tanganyika 

 plateau, halfway between Nyasa and Tanganyika. 



Katunga is on the Lower Shire River. 



Liwoncle (lat. 15° 2' S., long. 35° 16' E.).— Liwonde is 

 a Government Station on the River Shire, north of Zomba, 

 and probably about 1000 ft. above the sea-level. It is in 

 the midst of the Shire plain, and is at all times damp and 

 moist, the excessive heat being sometimes over 110° Fahr. in 

 the shade in November, December, and January. Most of 

 the specimens were collected by our hunters, but some by 

 Mr. J. B. Yule. Birds and mammals of all kinds are to 

 be found there. Aquatic birds are most prominent, and are 

 chiefly seen from the steamer plying up and down this part 

 of the river, as, owing to the extremely tall grass, it is very 

 difficult to go through the bush. 



Mambwe and Mbara are native villages on the plain between 

 Zomba and Milanji. They are situated along the banks of 

 the River Palombe, which runs into Lake Shirwa some 

 10 miles or so from Chikala. As along most other streams 

 of the plain, birds are numerous where the shade is dense 

 and they can get shelter from the sun, which in October and 

 the following two months is very hot. 



Mlange or Milanji is a well-known mountain in about 

 lat. 15° 50' S., long. 35^ 45' E.— All of the specimens 

 from this locality are from the Tutchila plateau (altitude 

 between 4000 and 7000 ft.), and were mostly obtained in 

 the cedar-forests that abound on it. There are numerous 

 deep ravines which abound with animal life, principally 

 birds, although a few bush-bucks have recently taken up 

 their quarters in the cedar-forests. Black monkeys are 

 frequently seen in the woods, and sometimes the deep tones 

 of a leopard are heard. 



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