262 LABORE TO FATIKO. 



wards, and, like the Soymida, are quite ornaments to the forest. 

 The fruit is the size of a small apple, and enclosed in a hard, 

 woody shell. Jebel Remo, the slopes of which are scantily 

 wooded, stood out here in a very imposing manner. 



The small districts which surround this place are as follows : 

 — Fanyiquara, Fandiker, Falibek, Vorolo, Takalla, Bongo, the 

 last being inhabited by Shuli. Next to the river lie Yodzi, 

 Dana, Pameto, Ibi, and Bari. From an ant-hill in the fields 

 Jebel Labilla (Abu Sala) was indistinctly seen to the south-east, 

 and the mountains of Obbo to the north-north-east. Drinking- 

 water is obtained here from wells, the nearest Jchor being at 

 some distance. Extensive fields of sesame, eleusine, and hibis- 

 cus were succeeded by open forest, while mountain groups still 

 appeared to the left, in the front of the road. Khor Iti was next 

 reached ; it is rather narrow, but carries down a rapid torrent 

 of water to the larger Khor Atappi. Its upper course was 

 marked for a short distance on our left by a row of trees. We 

 turned away from it, and then passed between high hills, having 

 on our left the isolated hill of Itiago, and on our right the long 

 ridge of Lofurri. The path was overgrown by wild grass and 

 isolated clumps of bamboo. Taking a south-westerly direction, 

 we marched through well- cultivated fields containing ornamental 

 groups of beautiful trees. The pretty Pogonorhynchus Rolleti 

 and, in the corn-fields, the harlequin quail (Cotumix Delegorguci) 

 were frequently met with. 



This district is called Bari. Upon a height above Khor Iti 

 lies the large village of Anyisori, in the midst of garden-like 

 surroundings, its numerous homesteads covering the country 

 far and wide. A striking contrast was presented by the deso- 

 late hilly country, overgrown with high grass and dense brush- 

 wood, which we entered, after a short rest in the village. Here 

 troops of elephants were busy gathering mahbak (the fruit of 

 the Zizyphus). A very difficult road through briars and grass, 

 with ridges of granite running across it, brought us at last to 

 the large Khor Atappi, which we forded with ease, as it had 

 not rained for a long time. It is a fine channel, about sixty 

 feet broad and five feet deep, and above the ferry it flows with 

 a strong current almost due west. Dense forest and bushes of 

 Zizygium adorned the high banks ; granite blocks, felspar, and 



