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" From this camp Cozens and I climbed with difficulty a 

 peak 8000 ft. high, and saw for the first time a Karamojan 

 village. Baboons, Klipspringers {Oreotragus o. schillingsi), 

 and Reedbuck were seen, though birds were scarce. How- 

 ever, a pair of Francolins [Francolinus uluensis) were 

 found at 7500 ft., and a pair of Rock Chats {Thamnolcea 

 subrufipennis) were secured. These hillsides were very stony, 

 though grass was abundant ; bushes somewhat resembling 

 rhododendrons are found here, and mistletoe with yellow 

 berries was noted, but the large trees were found chiefly 

 along the streams at the bottom of the ravines. 



"At the end of January we left the Marotos for 

 Annamuget and Bakoro, and on this road water could only 

 be had by digging to a depth of 30 feet. The natives were 

 now more friendly, and by Feb. 3 we had passed the 

 Lobor Mts., and at an altitude of 3900 ft. we found water at 

 eight feet below the surface. The Bakoro Plains are grassy 

 and devoid of game, and only a few Larks, Bustards, and 

 Ostriches were seen. The surrounding mountains are shaped 

 like mole-hills. We passed along the north-east slope 

 of the Nakwai Hills on Feb. 8, where the country is fairly 

 level and bushy ; on these hills I first met with White-headed 

 Barbets. We had the misfortune to lose three more camels 

 on this trek. The next day we departed for Kamchuru, 

 which lies at an altitude of 3250 ft. in a well-wooded and 

 fertile country, where we were glad to spend some days 

 • resting. To this point our loss of transport animals had 

 been great, compelling us to abandon everything but 

 necessaries. Passing through thickly wooded country, we 

 pressed on for Kittigom, a new, pretty, and healthy out- 

 post of the King's African Rifles ; on reaching there we 

 found all the officers were away. We therefore sent a 

 runner to Nimule to try and get porters, and were lucky 

 enough to find ten men on the spot. Once more getting on 

 the move, Feb. 23 saw us at Falabek, 2300 ft. above 

 sea-level, and on the 25th we crossed the Assua River. 

 The temperature now rose to 108° in the shade, and we 



