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donia talhoti, Erythropygia collsi, Caprimulgus claudi, Cap- 

 rimulgus goslingi, Calamocichla chadensis, Trochocercus hiha- 

 liensis, Mirafra cranhrooMensis, Sycobrotus herberti, Cisticola 

 petrophila, Amadina sudanensis. 



The collection of Lake Chad fish reveals the interesting 

 fact that they are identical with the fish of the Nile. 



In the journey by water across the Continent our steel 

 hoats traversed the Rivers Niger, Benue, Gongola, Yo, Lake 

 Chad, Shari, Bamingi, Gribingi, Nunna, Tomi, Ubangui 

 Welle, Bomakandi Guruba, Kibah, Dungu, Yei and the Nile. 

 Taking into account all the explorations away from the main 

 routes across, the distance traversed was considerably over 

 6000 miles. 



In conclusion I would like to express my gratitude for 

 the kind assistance given to the Expedition by the Govern- 

 ments of France, Germany, and Belgium when it was passing 

 through their territories. And last, but not least, to my 

 " boys " who performed the unprecedented feat of remaining 

 ■with me to the end. 



The End. 



