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The Sittatunga {Limnotragus spekei) occurs in most 

 of the papyrus swamps of Uganda, but it is exceed- 

 ingly difficult to obtain. 



Bushbuck {Tragelaphus scriptits) occur almost every- 

 where where the country is suitable ; they are par- 

 ticularly numerous in the Rusisi Valley. 



Reedbuck {Cervicapra arundinum) may be seen in 

 hundreds on the plains at the north and south of the 

 Albert Edward Nyanza. 



Wart-hog {Phacochmriis cethiopicus), near Mbarara 

 (Ankole), and at the south of Lake Albert Edward. 



Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphihins) is found 

 in every river and lake that we visited, with the 

 exception of Lake Kivu. In the Congo below Stanley 

 Falls the hippopotamus is becoming less numerous 

 than it was formerly on account of the frequent 

 passage of steamers. 



APPENDIX F 



A FEW HINTS FOR AFRICAN TRAVEL 



In many of the books which treat of travel and ex- 

 ploration in Africa and other tropical countries, there 

 may be found exhaustive lists of the necessar3^ stores 

 and equipment, and valuable suggestions towards 

 promoting the greater comfort of intending travellers. 

 I will, therefore, only mention some of the things 

 which are omitted from the ordinary lists, and suggest 

 a few points which I have found useful in a tolerably 

 wide experience of travel in tropical countries. 



A very sound guiding principle is to take, so far as 

 is possible, all the more important things /;/ duplicate. 

 This, of course, does not apply to such bulky things 

 as tents, beds, etc., but to smaller things, such as 



