THE TJADER EXPEDITION 6F 
about four and a half months over a route which is indicated on the 
accompanying outline map of British East Africa. 
A magnificent old bull Giraffe which stood with his head seventeen 
feet above the ground when alive, was secured only an hour’s march 
from Maungu station on the line of the Uganda railroad. Another- 
and smaller one shot near Comarock, Athiplains, 200 miles from 
Maungu, is interesting as showing the local range of the animal. A 
fine bull Rhinoceros was obtained in the Solai Valley, north of Nakuru 
and an unusually large Elephant, which goes as a trophy to Mr. Samuel 
Thorne, through whose generosity the expedition was made possible. 
The series of larger animals is completed by a cow Buffalo. The- 
Buffalo are rather scarce, and they are so well protected that only the 
scientific collector can procure permission to shoot any. It is fortunate- 
that the complete skeletons of the animals intended for mounting have 
been obtained and that the hides were taken off entire and not in sey-- 
eral sections according to the usual practice. ‘The weight of such hides. 
is surprising, twelve to sixteen porters being needed to carry the fresh 
skin of an animal like the big Giraffe or the Rhinoceros, which weighed 
between 800 and 900 pounds. Some portions of the skin were two 
inches thick and it was necessary to pare as much as possible from the- 
inside to prevent deterioration and permit subsequent manipulation 
for mounting. When ready for shipment the Giraffe skin weighed 120 
pounds and that of the Rhinoceros 85 pounds. 
Eight Zebras from different parts of the region and fifteen different 
species of Antelope are in the collection. ‘The Antelope are particularly 
interesting and include excellent specimens of the Eland, the White-- 
bearded Gnu, the Oryx, two kinds of Hartbeest, the Waterbuck, 
Reedbuck and Bushbuck, and several of the tiniest forms, such as 
Cephalophus, Neotragus and Nanotragus, of which the last is but 
eighteen inches long when full grown. ‘The Waterbuck will make a. 
particularly effective group, on account of the naturally proud aspect 
of the animals in life. 
Mention should be made too of the specimens of Warthog, Spotted 
Hyvena, Jackal, Aard Wolf and Cerval Cat, while the Colobus Monkey 
noted for its beautiful fur, and other species of the quadrumana are: 
represented by several specimens each. ‘Taken together the trophies. 
of this expedition supply exceptionally fine material of species which. 
have hitherto been wholly lacking in the Museum collections. 
