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dead leaves which renders the approach to anv self-respecting 

 créature almost impossible. The resuit is that more than half the 

 birds shot are either lest in the leaves and undergrowth, while 

 others are dailv frightened awav. 



During my stay we had several heavv thunderstorms lasting ' 

 only a fevv hours. Nearly everv dav at daybreak the sun is obscured 

 bv dense mist, the trees and grass are then dripping wet, but after 

 a few hours the sun breaks through. 



The température was usuallv about 88° Fahr. in the evening 

 soon after sundown. Occasionally in the earlv morning it was 

 onlv 70° and once 64". 



Insect pests abound. Tsetse-fly, mosquitoes and chigoes being 

 particularlv objectionable, and last of ail the small and giant ants 

 which are a severe trial to the collector, devouring his trapped 

 treasures and often attempting te eat him too should he unwittinglv 

 venture into' their bushy retreats. It is to be regretted that the 

 collection obtained is not larger than it is, but the difficulties were 

 too great. It may however, be a foundation upon which others 

 mav build, especially our colonials who might work out the life- 

 histories of the various species, work, alas, the collector seldom, if 

 ever, has a chance to do. I find our people know nothing about the 

 names of the birds, so that, at mv request, Mr Bannerman has 

 supplied English names. Mv own collection is of course quite 

 incomplète and verv manv birds other than those which I obtained 

 will be found to occur. I ani greatly indebted to Mr David A. 

 Bannerman for working out mv collection. 



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A note on the physical features 

 of the country surrounding Burutii, Abutschi and Agoiderie 



bv Robin Kemp. 



In a period of six months spent during 1905 in Southern Nigeria 

 I obtained various birds which are enumerated in the following list. 



The three localities from which thèse birds were obtained are 

 Burutu, Abutschi and Agoulerie, situated respectively on the 

 Forcados, the Niger and the Anambra, 



