Birds from British East Africa and Uganda. 5 



''On Nov. 24 we left the southern Gaaso Nyiro on 

 our homeward journey, and crossing the Mau Escarpment, 

 with its forests of juniper and grassy glades, we descended 

 the escarpment at the southern end of beautiful Lalie 

 Naivasha, and followed the eastern shore to the railway- 

 station. From here we entrained for Nairobi, where we 

 arrived on Dec. 9. The packing and despatching of the 

 specimens being completed, and having obtained a fresh 

 supply of provisions, we left Nairobi for Naknro on Dec. 16. 

 Here Capt. Lambert joined our party. At Nakuro some 

 delay was caused on account of quarantine and non-arrival 

 of some goods, but we at last made a start for Bariugo on 

 Dec. 21, our final objective being Nimule on the White 

 Nile. The party now consisted of Capt. Cozens, Capt. 

 Lambert, Mr. Judd, and myself. By the aid of ox-wagons 

 and a dozen porters, we reached Lake Hannington on 

 Dec. 25, and transferred our baggage to camels which were 

 in charge of eight armed Somalis. Two days later we 

 arrived at the post of Baringo, a desolate spot ; the lake, 

 however, looked very interesting, and it is to be regretted 

 that time did not allow us an opportunity of visiting it. 

 Our camels being overloaded we succeeded with great 

 difficulty in buying two more, as well as a couple of 

 donkeys. 



" On January 2 our party were safely over an escarpment, 

 and two days later we crossed the Kerio River. The country 

 had now become flat and dry, and to the west of us lay the 

 Suk Hills. It was hereabouts that we passed quite close 

 to a herd of some 200 elephants. We pushed on to 

 the Weiwei River, the country being still dry and stony, 

 dotted with small thorn bushes, and intersected by a few 

 dry water-courses : along the banks might be seen an 

 occasional Mongoose {Helogale percivali), or a Dik-Dik 

 {Rhynchotragus nasoguttatus). N^gabotok, the last British 

 outpost, was reached on Jan. 10, where we were cordially 

 received by Capt. Booth, who very kindly found us a native 

 guide and interpreter, besides giving us some additional 



