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



were not sorry to reach Nimule the following day. Here 

 we succeeded in getting some fresh porters, and, parting with 

 the few camels that had survived, we ])ushed rapidly on, 

 travelling chiefly at night, and reached Gondokoro on Mar. 5. 

 The packing of our specimens, which novv totalled over 1'2()0 

 birds and 227 mammals, besides reptiles and insects, took 

 some days. Travelling via Cairo and Port Said, we landed 

 in England after nearly seven and a half months' absence, 

 during which time not one of us had had a day^s illness.^' 



Itinerary of the Expedition. 



The following is a dated itinerary showing the various 

 localities at which birds were collected, all of which will be 

 found in the map (PI. I.) : — 



First journey from Kijabe Station, ^^est and south to the German 

 border, and east-north-east to Naivasha Station. 



Sept. 21-23, 1912. Kikuyu. 



„ 24. Kijabe. 



„ 25-27. Mt. Suswa. 



„ 28-30. Wau Escarpment. 



Oct. 1-2. Southern Guaso Nyiro. 



„ 3-5. Loita Plains. 



„ 6-8. I.ernek Valley. 



„ 9-25. Amala River. 



„ 25-28. 12 miles E. of Amala River. 



„ 28-29. West of Mt. Leganisho. 



„ 30-31. Near Mt. Leganisho. 



„ 31-Nov. 1. East of Mt. Leganisho. 



Nov. 1-ti. Narossura Plateau. 



„ 7-12. Lengototo. 



„ 12-21. Narossura River. 



„ 22-25. Southern Guaso Nyiro. 



„ 26-29. Loita Plains. 



„ 30-Dec. 2. Foot of Mau Escarpment 



Dec. 3-6. Lake Naivasha and Naivasha. 



12. Lake Naivasha. 



Naivasha Diet., 

 Bt. E. Afr. 



Nyanza Dist., 

 Bt. E. Afr. 



Naivasha Dist., 

 Bt. E. Afr. 



