THE COUNTRY AND ITS HISTORY 13 



to the shores of Lake Rudolf. Neumann was a mighty- 

 hunter and well acquainted with the distinguishing char- 

 acteristics of the various species of game animals in the 

 country which he traversed. During his elephant shooting 

 he found time to collect specimens of many of the species 

 of big game, and to these efforts are due the discovery of 

 the reticulated giraffe, Neumann hartebeest and the 

 notata Grant gazelle. 



Oscar Neumann entered British East Africa from the 

 German protectorate by way of the Rift Valley. From the 

 Rift Valley he journeyed across the Loita Plains to the 

 shores of the Victoria Nyanza, which he followed northward 

 to Mount Elgon and then west into Uganda. The route 

 followed by him upon his departure from the country was 

 very much the same as that taken by Joseph Thomson 

 some years previously and now commonly known as the 

 old caravan route to Uganda. From his collections have 

 been described the Uganda bushbuck, Tragelaphus dama, 

 the steinbok, Raphiceros neumanni, and the Masai lion, 

 Felis leo massaicus. Many small mammals and birds were 

 also discovered and described by Neumann. 



During this same year. Doctor J. W. Gregory made a 

 geological and exploring tour of Mount Kenia and the Rift 

 Valley. While engaged in this work he made collections of 

 the smaller mammals, birds, reptiles, invertebrate animals, 

 and plants. A few years later, in 1897, Lord Delamere 

 entered the country from the north by way of the Galla- 

 land desert. Much of his time during this journey was 

 given to elephant hunting about Mount Marsabit and the 

 region north of the Guaso Nyiro River. Among the speci- 

 mens collected during this trip and presented to the British 



