ma's-ena' to ke'nga mata'ya. 609 
waktoto, resembling a cat, but without a tail (the 
summoli ?). 
9th. Gella, a place under an independent chief, on a rivulet 
flowing south, called Muggem, abounding with fish, 
and navigated during the rains in bukhsa. 
10th. Gar- Sara, or Ngar-Sara, a large pagan place, under 
a powerful chieftain of the name of Maket, on a 
stagnant water (sel), which, during the rains, be- 
comes a running river, and is navigated with bukhsa, 
or crossed by means of a rope drawn from either 
side. On the way you halt at a group of four wells 
at the base of a mountain. 
11th. Dambar, a large pagan place, consisting merely of reed 
huts, under the chieftain Gar-Dogo, and the native 
place of my informant. 
12th. Banam, a large place, close to which is a high moun- 
tain, called " tot Shimme." The country produces 
millet, sesamum, sorghum, and much cotton. The 
field-labour is not done by the women, as is general in 
Negroland, but by the men, the women having the 
upper hand. 
13th. Gorgor, a place nominally under Bagirmi, on a rivulet 
in a mountainous, rocky tract, the rock being partly 
of red, partly of blue colour. The mountains are 
steep. The inhabitants are armed with spear and 
sword (the latter very remarkable), rarely with bows. 
14th. Lete, in a mountainous tract, short distance. 
15th. Bubu, a middle-sized place. 
16th. Chelemi, a large place. 
17th. Kenga Mataya, a large place, under a powerful chief, 
on the western side of a watercourse running from 
north to south. Near Kenga a mountain rises as 
steep as a wall, presenting colours as richly che- 
quered as those of a carpet, and densely inhabited 
by birds, whence it is called (< the birds' rock." At 
the foot of this mountain the inhabitants celebrate, 
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