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to insertion of tail, 5 feet 3 inches ; tail, 1 foot ; height at 

 withers, 3 feet ; circumference of chest, 5 feet ; face to inser- 

 tion of horns, 9£ inches ; horns measured on curve, 16 inches. 

 Twelve rings on horns, and one had a ridge behind, \ inch 

 broad; ^ inch high, and tapering up the horn; probably 

 accidental. Colour : reddish-yellow, dark points in front of 

 foot and on the ears, belly nearly white. The shell went 

 through from behind the shoulder to the spleen, and burst 

 on the other side, yet he ran 100 yards. I felt very thank- 

 ful to the Giver of all good for this meat. 



21th January. — A set-in rain all the morning, but having 

 meat Ave were comfortable in the old huts. In changing my 

 dress this morning I was frightened at my own emaciation. 



28th January. — We went five miles along the Movushi 

 and the Chambeze to a crossing-place said to avoid three 

 rivers on the other side, which require canoes just now, and 

 have none. Our lat. 10° 34' S. The Chambeze was flooded 

 with clear water, but the lines of bushy trees, which showed 

 its real banks, were not more than forty yards apart, it 

 showed its usual character of abundant animal life in its 

 waters and on its banks, as it wended its way westwards. The 

 canoeman was excessively suspicious ; when prepayment was 

 acceded to, he asked a piece more, and although he was 

 promised full payment as soon as we were all safely across 

 he kept the last man on the south side as a hostage for 

 this bit of calico : he then ran away. They must cheat 

 each other sadly. 



Went northwards, wading across two miles of flooded 

 flats on to which the Clarias Capensis, a species of siluris, 

 comes to forage out of the river. We had the Likindazi, 

 a sedgy stream, with hippopotami, on our right. Slept in 

 forest without seeing anyone. Then next day we met with 

 a party who had come from their village to look for us. 

 We were uoav in Lobemba, but these villagers had nothing 

 but hopes of plenty at Chitapangwa's. This village had 



