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are each ‘represented in two or three varieties, and are interesting to the 
collector ; and of the second of these two families, besides what we actually 
obtained, I saw a single specimen of another variety which I have never heard 
of before in Somaliland, and which I believe to be that known further South 
as Burchell’s Hieraz. I put it up at my feet on the same solitary hill, 
“Sugul ” by name, which I mentioned as being the spot where we first 
met with Giinther’s Digdig: I had an Express rifle with me at the time, so 
the funny little creature escaped destruction, and though I revisited the place 
two or three days in succession, in the hope of meeting with him again, or 
one of his relations, I was never successful. 
Excepting the Eagles and Vultures, which seem to travel the world over, 
the Ornithology of Somaliland possesses so little in common with that of this 
continent that it could have no interest for any but specialists in that branch 
of Natural History, and moreover any observations from me would be prema- 
ture, pending the classification of our collections by competent authority. 
The same remarks apply to the results of our labours in the collection of 
Reptiles, Insects, etc., in dealing with which I should be very soon out of my 
depth. Even were it not so, these notes have already reached such alarming 
proportions that I should fear to trespass longer on the patience and 
indulgence of my readers, 
