WITH FLASH-LIGHT AND RIFLE 



of Asiatic countries, almost as little known as darkest 

 Africa. Both continents are now giving up their se- 

 crets to science. Not long ago the scientific world was 

 surprised by the discovery of two hitherto unknown 

 mammals, one found in Asia, the other in Africa, the 

 Budorcas taxicolor Hodgs. and the okapi. 



While the age of discovery has wellnigh passed for 

 Africa, many questions regarding its animal life are to 

 be answered. 



According to Professor Reichenow there are supposed 

 to be still two hundred different kinds of birds unknown 

 to ornithologists. 



Much is also to be done for the preservation of the 

 existing fauna. 



No effective remedies have yet been found to fight the 

 periodically recurring murrain, the rinderpest, which 

 does irredeemable damage. 



Whenever I travel, in spirit, over those far-away 

 regions, I think of the many friends who have shared 

 my hardships and pleasures, my failures and successes. 

 I think also of my faithful companions, my trusty guides, 

 and patient carriers, particularly those who were with 

 me on all my expeditions. Many gave their lives for 

 me, stricken down by enemies or by the treacherous fever. 

 Their bones may bleach in the tropical sun, but the mem- 

 ory of their devotion will never pale. Like many other 

 travellers in the service of science, I have given the best 

 I had in exploring unknown regions. The Nyika has 



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