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In conclusion I would remind Zoologists that Natural 

 History collecting in Tropical Africa is a very different 

 matter from similiar work in more temperate latitudes. 

 The labour of preserving specimens from Ants, Termites, 

 small Rodents and other foes is nearly as great as that of 

 collecting them. Further from the nature of the life and 

 methods of travel, pleasant though it is, one's working 

 day is necessarily a short one, especially when on the 

 march. The very fact of travelling about, accompanied 

 by some 50 or more natives, in itself entails attending 

 to endless little matters, which nevertheless cannot be 

 neglected. 



