4 EINAR LÖNNBERG, MAMMALS COLLECTED BY THE SWEDISH ZOOLOGICAL EXPEDITION ETC. 
The 2d of Febr. we left Meru boma änd came down on the acacia steppe around 
Luazomela,' Itiolu and Lekiundu rivers, tributaries to Guaso Nyiri from the southern 
side. In this country we worked until the 13th of Febr. camping at four different 
places near the rivers mentioned. The altitude of our camp at Lekiundu river, not 
very far from Guaso Nyiri, was according to the barometer 1150 m. above the 
sea. The first camp on the acacia steppe at Luazomela river had an altitude of 
about 1,500 m. The 13th of Febr. we crossed Guaso Nyiri at the ford on the Mar- 
sabit road and marched first eastwards down the river a couple of days, and then 
struck northward through the thornbush country to a water place belonging to the 
Rendiles. This place, where some holes containing salt water (about this see further 
below) are dug by the nomades in a dry river bed, is commonly known under the 
name Njoro, and it is so called in the following, but this means only water or perhaps 
spring, and there is also another name which according to what CUNNINGHAME tried 
to make out ought to be written »Kauroo» or something like that. Itis situated not 
fully 1? N. lat. According to barometric observation its altitude is about 750 m. 
above the sea. We camped at these water holes from the 16th to the 28th of Febr. 
when we left and returned to Guaso Nyiri via another almost similar water-place, 
Thera, where, however, the water contained in the holes was quite fresh. 
We proceeded to a place situated some distance below Chanler Falls and camped 
there from the 32 to the 16th of March when we returned from our easternmost camp 
in the thornbush country (its altitude according to the barometer is 750 m.) and 
returned up along Guaso Nyiri to the crossing of the Marsabit road. From this 
place we went southwards and reached Meru boma the 21st of March. We left this 
place the 24th and turned towards Mount Kenia. The first camp was near a native 
village Kazere at an altitude of 2,125 m. The following day we penetrated through 
the primeval forests and camped at an open place in a small valley 2,500 m. above 
the sea. We ascended the following day and pitched our camp at an altitude of 2,700 
m. in the mixed bamboo and forest-region. The 28th of March we came out again 
from the forest, not far from Kutu, after having passed through different zones of 
vegetation on Kenia. The remaining route to Nairobi went via Fort Hall, Punda 
Melia, Blue Post, Roiru river and Rooruka river. The 5th of April in the morning 
we were back in Nairobi. During the following days many things had to be atten- 
! The native local names are spelt phonetically (not english) as far as I with the assistance of Mr. 
CUNNINGHAME could make it out. It is, however, very difficult to find out the proper spelling of some words 
because to many native tribes r and I! are the same. They say for instance sometimes »sungura» (= Hare) and 
sometimes »sungula»; river and liver sound identical to them. In a similar way they use g and k, or b and p 
for the same word, for instance »ndege» (= bird) and »ndeke», »habana» (= no) and »hapana>» are different 
pronounciations of the same words. TI therefore suspect that what I have called Luazomela is the same river 
which PATTERSON (»In the Grip of the Nyika») has written »Guaso Mara». He has probably spelt the name 
after english pronounciation, and it would then be »Guaso Mera» if phonetically spelt. But in the native 
tongue »Mela» and »Mera» is the same thing. »Guaso Mela» and »Luazomela» are thus almost alike except 
for the first letter. From the analogy with Guaso Nyiri it might even be supposed that »Guaso Mela» is more 
correct than »Luazomela», but both to CUNNINGHAME and to me the word sounded as the latter writing indicates. 
I have, however, not enough knowledge of African philology to decide the question. 
The name Guaso Nyiri certainly sounded in my ear as I have written it here, in spite of the numerous 
different spellings like »Eusso Nyiri» etc. which have appeared even in print. 
