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thologist and probably the best living authority on East 

 African birds, taking into account the standpoints of 

 both the closet naturalist and the field naturalist — spent 

 hours with Mearns, helping him to identify and arrange 

 the species. 



Nairobi is a very attractive town and most interest- 

 ing, with its large native quarter and its Indian colony. 

 One of the streets consists of little except Indian shops 

 and bazaars. Outside the business portion, the town is 

 spread over much territory, the houses standing iso- 

 lated, each by itself, and each usually bowered in trees, 

 with vines shading the verandas and pretty fiower- 

 gardens round about. Not only do I firmly believe in 

 the future of East Africa for settlement as a white 

 man's country, but I feel that it is an ideal playground 

 alike for sportsmen and for travellers who wish to live 

 in health and comfort, and yet to see what is beautiful 

 and unusual. 



