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On the entire Mount Kenia trip 1,112 birds, of 210 species, were col- 

 lected; 1,320 mammals and 771 reptiles and batrachians were collected, 

 but the species represented were much fewer. Mearns also made an ex- 

 cellent collection of plants and a good collection of invertebrates. Fresh- 

 water crabs were numerous in the streams up to 10,000 feet, frogs went 

 as high as 10,700, a chameleon was taken at 11,000, and a lizard at 12,100. 



Loring ascended the mountain to the base of the pinnacle, at about 

 16,500 feet. He started from the highest camp, where the water froze each 

 night. The ascent was easy and he carried his camera; but the glare of 

 the snow gave him snow blindness. 



