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my grey parrots were drowned here through the carelessness of 

 the porter. Immediately after passing the Ichor we reached our 

 huts, but were tormented all night by millions of niosquitos, 

 and rejoiced when we left our tormentors behind us. The 

 stretch of country which lay before us, with its monotonous 

 woods and grass jungle, has been described before ; sufficient 

 to say, that I was thankful when, after a frightfully fatiguing 

 march, our huts were built in the afternoon at Btuti, whence, 

 on the following day, we continued our journey to Mruli. 



3. FjROM MEULI VIA FaUVEKA TO MaGlTNGO. 

 (April 13 to 28, 1878.) 



ON THE NILE TO FAUTERA — AT ANGINA'S — NEW SCENERY — A TRIP ON THE 

 NILE NEAR FAUTERA — CONFIGURATION OF THE SOMERSET NILE — 

 CHARACTER OF VEGETATION ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER — AGRI- 

 CULTURE AT FAUVERA — A MARCH THROUGH A SEA OF GRASS — WITH 

 ANFINA, THE ONLY GENTLEMAN — ANOTHER SEA OF GRASS — FORD OF 

 KHOR VARINGO — MANY MEN DOWN WITH FEVER. 



As I had already traversed the road from Mruli to Fauvera bv 

 land, I chose to go this time by water. I sent my goods and 

 the two soldiers (who had accompanied me to Uganda, and 

 who now requested permission to go with me to Lado) on in 

 advance in a large native canoe, but soon caught them up in 

 a light European boat propelled by two sturdy rowers. The 

 mighty stream winds in curious curves between papyrus masses 

 often twelve feet high ; its current is only made apparent by 

 the Pistias which float along near its banks. At first, the 

 northern bank of the river is covered by beautiful mimosas, but 

 soon their place is taken by whole woods of doleb palms ; these 

 palms are much smaller here than in the Shiluk country, but 

 their .foliage is much denser, which fact is probably to be 

 ascribed to the difference of humidity in the atmosphere. 

 Tamarinds are also common here. The water has a yellowish- 

 green tint, and is hidden in many places by masses of floating 



