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EASTERN ETHIOPIA 



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They live iu the upper reaches of the White Nile, and 

 ill the ereeks of the Victoria Nyaiiza close to the 

 Uoveriimeiit station at Entelihe. 



This funny bird is capable of lieing tamed ; it thrives 

 in the Zoological Gardens, Cairo, and strides about the 

 palace gardens, Khartoum. 



Tlie Whale-headed iStork (Balieniceps rex). This gaunt bird, 

 about four feet higli, possesses the Ijiggest bill of any 

 living bird. It lives In tlie upper reaches of the Wliite 

 Nile, and is found among the papyrus in the creeks of the 

 Victoria Nyanza and the Bahr-el-Ghazal. 



There are four remarkable liirds living around the 

 \'ictoria Nyanza and the upper reaches of the White 

 Nile with their beaks modified for fishing, each in a 

 jieculiar way, which deserve special mention. These 

 birds are the Darter, the Pelican, the Skimmer, and 

 the Goliath Heron. 



The Darter or Snake-Bird is found on the rivers and 



