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I supposed them all to be the common " black " 

 two-horned rhinoceros, although they were nearly 

 white in colour. The long horns of the white 

 species are often found for sale at Zanzibar : I 

 should have supposed that these specimens had 

 probably been brought by the Arabs from the 

 Zambesi river or Portuguese Africa. I hear, 

 however, that this form (BJiinoceros Homewoudi /) 

 has been reported from the German Territory to 

 the south-east of the Victoria Nyanza — practically, 

 it appears, the same country as Karagwe — and it 

 is possible that I was mistaken. 



Other game is very rare. I once saw a troop of 

 zebras, and on two or three occasions we came 

 across hartebeest. • Guinea-fowl were curiously 

 common near the plantations at Kibwera and 

 Kakaruka. I saw one Hock, which must have 

 contained at least a hundred, and Bobby for once 

 made himself useful by rushing in and barking. 

 They took refuge in the trees, and were so 

 occupied in gloating over his futile wrath, that 

 I had no difficulty in getting as many as I 

 wished. 



The little lake which Speke called Windermere 

 is one of the pleasantest spots that I have seen 

 anywhere. It lies amongst some very steep hills, 

 and its surface is dotted with two or three 

 beautiful little islands. Kajeti's capital lies on 

 the banks of a,, wooded ravine to the south-east 

 corner, and there are several small valleys and 



