6 Mr. C. H. B. Grant on a Collection of 



much-needed water-bags. Following the Turkwel River, 

 which near here disappears in the sandy river-bed, we 

 crossed a dry and barren country covered with a few 

 scattered bushes where birds were generally scarce, except 

 Doves, which were very numerous ; the Lesser Koodoo 

 was also common. The Turkanos obtain water from wells 

 in the bed of this river, and the shepherds carry, or rather 

 drag after them, hooked sticks 30 ft. long to shake down 

 seeds and leaves from the trees for their half-starved goats. 

 Some unpleasantness with the natives made us glad, on 

 Jan. 16, to leave this spot for the Kozibiri River. From 

 now on we suffered for want of water — even digging in 

 the white sandy river-bed. was of no avail — and we were 

 therefore not sorry on Jan. 20 to find a mineral spring 

 much frequented by elephants ; unfortunately, fly being 

 discovered at 2400 ft., our hard-worked camels, which were 

 already seriously diminishing in numbers, had to move 

 on without their much-needed rest. We now ascended the 

 Maroto Mts., and camped at 4000 ft. in a euphorbia-covered 

 country. No water was to be had until Jan. 24, on which 

 date a beautiful spring was discovered, and such game as 

 Giraffe, Koodoo, and a new form of Duiker {Cephalophus 

 grimmia luted) were plentiful, whilst Guinea Fowls and. 

 other birds abounded. Here there were signs of cultivation 

 by the Karamojans, who live in beehive-shaped huts, in 

 almost inaccessible places. At this spring I had the pleasure 

 of seeing at quite close quarters a pair of Verreaux's Eagles 

 (Aquila verreauxi), which were hunting hyraxes along a 

 perpendicular cliff, full of large but inaccessible caves. 

 Meeting these birds at this place was of great interest, as in 

 the ' Fauna of S. Africa,' vol. iii. 1903, p. 293, Stark and 

 Sclater mention that " Verreaux's Eagle is found in the 

 highlands of Shoa, and reappears in southern Africa, but 

 has not hitiierto been noticed between these distant points." 

 On Jan. 28 we descended to 4400 ft., where a good 

 stream of water flowed^ and here we waited for our weary 

 transport, 



