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all Struthio camelus, except one fine adult specimen of 
S. molybdophanes.—P. L. S. 
The Return of the Ruwenzorian Expedition —In our 
January number (above, p. 220) we inserted a letter from 
Mr. Douglas Carruthers containing an account of his proposed 
route home from Entebbe, on Lake Victoria. We have now 
the pleasure of announcing that. his expedition terminated 
successfully, and that both he and his companion, Dr. Wol- 
laston, have both arrived home. Leaving Entebbe in the 
middle of September, they crossed Uganda to Kasinga— 
a Belgian Station at the northern end of Lake Albert 
Edward. Thence they turned southwards to the north end 
of Lake Tanganyika, passing on the way the Mfumbiro 
voleanoes and Lake Kivu. The volcanoes, one of which 
rises to the height of 13,000 feet, were found to furnish 
many of the birds previously met with on Ruwenzori. 
Messrs. Carruthers and Wollaston reached the Congo 
Free State station of Uvira on Tanganyika at the end of 
1906, and continued their journey south by canoe down the 
west shore of the lake to Baraka, on Burton Gulf. Here 
they turned due west, and after a journey of six weeks 
across country reached the Congo River at Kasongo. From 
Kasongo they travelled by canoe, steamer, and railway to the 
mouth of the Congo, whence they took the steamer to 
Southampton. Owing to severe attacks of fever, the col- 
lection of birds made on the route home was small; but about 
250 specimens were obtained, amongst which are examples of 
many interesting species from the Mfumbiro volcanoes and 
the west shore of Tanganyika, 
Messrs, Woosnam and Dent also carried out their plans 
for returning home through the Congo State on a more 
northern route successfully. From Uganda they travelled 
due west through the great Congo forest, and down the Aru- 
wimi River to the junction of that stream with the Congo, 
Thence they descended the latter to ts mouth, and took the 
steamer home. Shortly after arriving in London, however, 
Mr. Woosnam left England again to join Col. Bailward on 
another journey through Persia (see above, p. 74). 
