Chap. XXXVII. PLAINS OF BO'RNU PROPER. 541 
o'clock we finished our day's march in a small village 
called Munghono-Mabe, where I took possession of a 
large hut constructed in the peculiar style of the 
Shiiwa, the roof being of an oval shape, without the 
characteristic top or head the " kogf ngimbe," and 
supported by a pole, " dungulis," in the middle of 
the hut, while the thatch is made in a very irregular 
and hasty manner, the compactness of wickerwork 
being insufficiently supplied by a heap of reeds 
thrown upon the roof and fastened with ropes. 
I felt much better ; and after a beautiful 0 , 
7 Sunday, 
moonlight night, we started earlier than July 20th. 
usual, " diinia kete." The morning was very fine ; but 
the sun soon became rather powerful and troublesome. 
We passed a considerable pool of stagnant water sur- 
rounded by fine trees, tamarinds and sycamores, such 
as in this district, where stunted mimosas form the 
predominant feature of the vegetation, are only seen in 
very favoured spots ; it is called " kulugu Hamtigu." 
On the path itself also, deeply cut as it was in the 
sandy soil, there was a good deal of water. We 
passed the site of a large town named D6ngo, which 
had been destroyed by the Fiilbe or Fellata some 
forty years ago, but of which the circumference of 
the wall was still visible, the gate being marked by 
a colossal monkey-bread tree or Adansonia, the con- 
stant follower of human society, spreading its gigantic 
branches out like an immense candelabrum. Billama 
brought me the berries of a bush called " bulfce," the 
taste of which was very much like currants ; and 
