BETWEEN THE ZAMBEZI AND THE PUNGWE 



15th of May, 1907, we land in France, after a three 

 years' absence, with an emotion always experienced 

 in returning to one's own country. 



The scientific results of these three years of travel 

 have been particularly rich. 



In the first place, I have been enabled to rectify the 

 map of this little country, so imperfectly known from a 

 geographical point of view, and to add a modest 

 supplement to the great works of the late Edmund 

 Foa. 



I have, moreover, brought to the Museum 53 kinds 

 of quadrupeds, 118 of birds, more than 18,000 of 

 insects, 500 species of plants in a herbarium, 63 

 of venomous serpents, batrachians, and fishes, 250 

 mineralogical specimens, many land-shells, worms, 

 threadworms, etc. 



The enclosures of our national zoological gardens 

 have been enriched by two kinds of serpents, one 

 very venomous, which lived there more than two 

 years ; while the conservatories have received 79 

 species of plants, one of which, recognised as new, was 

 described last year under the name of Trinum vassii. 

 Other new forms have likewise been recognised in 

 other groups. 



A new antelope was named after me by Professor 

 Trouessart ; while a new kind of fish has been named 

 by Dr. Pellegrin. 



The working-out of the collection brought home will 

 take several years ; up to the present a dozen species 



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