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the Bogos tribe, I remained on the Anseba from the 13th July till 

 the 8th August, collecting ; and I obtained a very fine series of speci- 

 mens. The principal Mammals inhabiting the valley were 2 monkeys, 

 Cynocephalus Hamadryas and Cercopithecus griseoviridis, lions, 

 hyamas, jackals (Ganis mesomelas a very handsome species) rhinoceroses 

 (P. Keitloa), elephants, Phacochoerus, Hyrax (much less common 

 than in Abyssinia proper), Xerus leuco-umbrinus, Sciurus annulatus, 

 hares (Lepus Habessinicus) Koodoo, Klipspringer and Beni Israel. The 

 lions were numerous and very noisy, constantly roaring round our tents 

 at night ; but we only once saw one and never succeeded in getting a 

 shot at any. The rhinoceroses kept to the neighbourhood of the river, 

 their principal abode being in the dense thickets on the bank, and 

 their presence rendered walking through these thickets rather 

 dangerous. During our stay we killed two ; the skeleton of one has 

 been taken by Mr. Jesse to England, where it will doubtless be con- 

 sidered valuable, as no skull even of the species exists in London. Of 

 the other, I have preserved the head (exhibited). This species, which 

 is replaced at the Cape of Grood Hope by JR. bicomis appears to 

 be the only black rhinoceros of Northern Africa. It is undoubtedly 

 the same species so frequently mentioned by Sir Samuel Baker. The 

 Koodoo (Strepsiceros) were in small herds in the open jungle away from 

 the river bank, bucks being very much rarer than does. Klipspiingers 

 (Oreotragus saltatrix) occurred on the hills, but they never came down 

 into the valley. 



Of birds, the superb Helotarsus ecaudatus, one of the finest of the 

 eagles, was far from scarce. Besides Pyocephalus Meyeri, another 

 parrot or rather parroquet occurred, Palceornis cubicularis, which 

 appears to be just distinguishable from the common Indian P. tor- 

 quatus. Of woodpeckers, I obtained Picus cethiopicus, and of barbeta 

 Pogonorhynchus Saltii (Laimodon Brucei, Riipp.) Barbatula chryso- 

 comus and Trachyplionus margaritatus which has a call singularly re- 

 sembling that of the grey partridge of India. Centropus superciliosus, a 

 species of Chrysoccoccyx, Oxylophus afer and a second species of Oxy- 

 lophus which I cannot distinguish from the common Indian 0. mela- 

 noleucos, and, in August, Cuculus canorus were the Cuckoos met 

 with. Two species of Indicator occurred in the river thickets. Coitus 

 Senegalensis and C. leucotis, Turacus Uucotis, and Chizaerhis zonura 



