366 kakuAk and fajelu counteies. 



from twenty-four to thirty inches) to allow for the growth of 

 the bulbs. 



Indisputably, the meteorological conditions of this district 

 are very favourable to agricultural operations. There are two 

 very sharply defined rainy seasons, an abundant rainfall, under- 

 ground water, a thoroughly damp soil, a moderate tempera- 

 ture, and a considerable population. The tomatoes (Solanum 

 lycopersicum) best show what the low temperature can accom- 

 plish ; they are as large here as those grown in the " blessed " 

 islands of the zEgean, whereas in the hot lowlands, on the 

 borders of the Bahr-el-Jebel, they reach at most the size of a 

 nut. Tobacco also, of which both species are grown, attains 

 here very considerable dimensions. 



Janda must be a real paradise for the collector in spring- 

 time. Although the rain never ceased and the high grass 

 rendered the chase very difficult, I was able to obtain in a 

 very short space of time many new species both of mammals 

 and birds, not to mention a large number of rare species, such 

 as Myrmecociclila nigra, Elminia Teresita, Lanius gubcrnator, 

 Pentholcea clericalis, Circaetus zonurus, Bubo capensis, and others. 

 Snakes, too, are exceedingly numerous ; most of them are small 

 Colubridas. 



10. The Kakuak and Fajellt Countries. 



RETURN TO THE YEl — A CONFIDING MOUSE — THE TRIBAL DIVISIONS OP 

 THE BARI — THE MARSHIA OF RIM0 — A MAKRAKA VILLAGE. 



The road we took on our return journey from Janda to the 

 north led through Korobe, which we reached in a storm of 

 rain. It passed mostly over steppe land, through which flowed 

 several large streams, such as Khor Kimil and Khor Kembe, 

 as far as the small station of Langomeri, near to which are 

 the steep and naked cliffs of the Kasa hill. The country is 

 well cultivated, and is said to be very fruitful. The inhabi- 



