EXPLANATION OF NAMES AND TERMS. 
Ambadj ; native name for the pith-tree, which lines the banks of the 
Nile about 7° north latitude. 
Bajra ; the Indian name for a grain (Penicillaria spicata), grown in 
Africa. 
Byre ; the jujube-tree, Zyzyphus jujuba, called M'konazee in Wasua- 
hili language, and Kalembo by Wezees. The fruit is the size of a 
marble, with a hard sweet-tasting rind and large stone. In Abyssinia 
it is converted into a cake, and in Egypt it is sold in the markets. 
Begaree ; a system of porterage from village to village, formerly prac- 
tised in India. 
Bomah ; a fence of branches made round an encampment. 
Boee ; a species of red-legged partridge found at 2° south latitude. 
Burzah ; a summer-house or place of reception. 
Budja ; the name of one of the officers of the King of Uganda. 
Bogo ; native name for a wild buffalo. 
Bana ; Sir ! or Master ! 
Bandwa or Wichwezee ; a class of gemtle beggars. 
Buggera ; the people of Madi and the ivory-hunters call their cattle by 
this name. 
Dagara ; the late father of the King of Karague. 
Ensete ; a species of wild plantain discovered by Bruce the Abyssinian 
traveller, called M'seegwah and M'tembeh by natives, who make 
necklaces of its seeds. 
Florikan or floriken ; a bird of the bustard family, found in cultivated 
open places. 
Gonjeh ; the name which the Seedees apply to the otter. 
Gnameera, or Nyamsera ; a heartebeest antelope. 
Inteh ; the name for a cow at Karague. 
Jowari ; a grain, vide sorghum. 
Kousee ; the name given at Zanzibar to the south-east trade-winds. 
