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will live in the ' fly country.' But to me it was singula r 

 that whei-ever goats were found in any considerable number s 

 the fly was not observed. Where the fly was prevalent, 

 goats were sometimes kept as pets which had been born 

 in the ' fly country ' (their mothers having died), and 

 physicked, when very young, by the women" (Vol. II., 

 p. 33). 



Tsetse-fly not seen by the authoi- in the centre of the tovm 

 of Tette : 1884. — " In the heart of the town I never saw 

 the Tsetse-fly. Therefore a few poor-looking cows were 

 kept, but were not allowed to wander far. With reference 

 to the Tsetse, I should mention that when game, such as 

 the buffalo, elephant, etc., become scarce, as was the case 

 recently in the neighbourhood of Delagoa Bay, the fly in 

 a great measure disappears, it being said, with good 

 authority, that the little pest breeds upon the buffalo-dung. 

 Doubtless when the game, at present plentiful, disappears 

 from the Zambesi valley, a like result will follow " (Vol. II., 

 p. 48). 



Tsetsefly on the Zambesi, at Tette : 1884.—" Tsetse-fly 

 abounds on the southern side, and there is also a belt of it 

 ou the northern lands contiguous to the river " (Vol. II., 

 p. 54). 



Tsetse-fly on the Bevuqwe Biver, about six miles above 

 its confluence with the Zambesi : 1884.—" A sharp prick 

 at this time made me renew my acquaintance with the 

 Tsetse ; after sundown, too, which was rather alarming " 

 (Vol. II., p. 63). 



Tsetse-fly swarming in places during a few days' march 

 in a north-easterly direction from the above locality on the 

 Bevuqwe: 1884.— " Forests of varying density were pene- 

 trated in our route during the next few days. Mopani, 

 thorn jungle, long coarse grasses, and clusters of bamboo 

 were the principal growths. River-beds of dry sand, such 

 as the Matizi, Nyamtara, and Nyabzigo, ran through the 

 country. 



" The Tsetse swarmed in certain localities, but alto- 

 gether they were not so bad as we had found them here 

 and there farther south " (Vol. II., p. 63). 



Tsetse-fly between the Shihambe Biver and the south- 

 tof stern extremity of the Salumbidwa Mountains: 1884. — 

 Approximate geographical position, from the author's map. 



