INTRODUCTION 



Lions, Crocodiles, Thorns, Horns, Antelopes, etc. Borne 

 of the extraordinary birds are descril)ed under the titles 

 of Beaks, Crests, Tails, and Wings. 



British East Africa is a " land of unsettled problems," 

 and Uganda abounds in ticks, jiggers, tsetse-Hies, 

 and gnats — a dreadful set of pests for man and beast. 

 These scourges are here considered, as well as one of 



the greatest curses of Africa- 



-ivorv. 



A large tusk is a load for a porter. 



