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can move about on the wing without inconvenience, but it 

 is at last obliged to succumb to an enemy very much smaller 

 than itself. 



A species of Touraco, new to me, has a broad yellow mask 

 on the upper part of the bill and forehead ; the topknot is 

 purple, the wings the same as in other species, but the red 

 is roseate. The yellow of the mask plates is conspicuous at 

 a distance. 



A large callosity forms on the shoulders of the regular 

 ITnyamwesi porters, from the heavy weights laid on them. 

 I have noticed them an inch and a half thick along the top of 

 the shoulders. An old man Avas pointed out to me who had 

 once carried five frasilahs ( = 175 lbs.) of ivory from his own 

 country to the coast. 



30^ August. — We marched to-day from Chitimba's vil- 

 lage after three months and ten days' delay. On reaching 

 Ponda, 2| hours distant, we found Tipo Tipo, or Hamidi bin 

 Mohamad, gone on, and so we followed him. Passed a fine 

 stream flowing S.W. to the Lofu. Tipo Tipo gave me a 

 fine fat goat. 



31s£ August. — Pass along a fine undulating district, with 

 much country covered with forest, but many open glades, and 

 fine large trees along the watercourses. We were on the 

 northern slope of the watershed, and could see far. Crossed 

 two fine rivulets. The oozes still full and flowing. 



1st September, 1867. — We had to march in the afternoon 

 on account of a dry patch existing in the direct way. We 

 slept without water, though by diverging a few miles to the 

 north we should have crossed many streams, but this is 

 the best path for the whole year. 



Baraka went back to Tipo Tipo's village, thus putting his 

 intention of begging among the Arab slaves into operation. 

 He has only one complaint, and that is dislike to work. 

 He tried perseveringly to get others to run away with him ; 

 lost the medicine-box, six tablecloths, and all our tools 



