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line in two ways — either the shank of the hook is rough and the 
line is whipped to it, or else the head of the shank has a rough 
knob below, while a kind of clove hitch secures the line to the 
hook. 
Spearing fish is not widely practised, but sometimes it forms an 
amusement for the boys, who use light spears for the purpose. 
Two kinds of wickerwork traps are employed for catching fish. 
One is like our lobster traps, and used in the same manner ; the 
other consists of a large conical wicker basket, about 4 feet high, 
•open at the large end, around which a ring of twigs is fastened, 
radiating inwards so as to allow the fish to enter, but preventing 
their escape. Eight or ten of these baskets, tied side by side, are 
taken out by canoes, and sunk by means of stones so placed that 
the baskets lie on their sides with their mouths facing the shore; 
they are hauled in by long ropes which are made fast to them. 
Women rarely fish, but boys are early instructed in the art. 
Women are, however, employed in cleaning and curing fish. The 
lake is abundantly stocked with them, but I had no opportunity of 
determining the species. 
Hunting . — The Waganda are great hunters, and game is very 
plentiful. Elephants, buffaloes, zebras, rhinoceros, wild boar, 12 
species of antelopes, lions, leopards, jackals, foxes, hyenas, hares, 
chimpanzees, and several species of monkeys inhabit the forests. 
Snakes are numerous, many of them being very venomous, and 
there is a harmless species of bright green which gives its name to 
that colour (a noandagala). Boa constrictors are also frequently 
found. Hippopotami, crocodiles, and otters abound in the lake and 
in the Nile, and there are a great many water-rats whose skins are 
highly prized. The principal birds are parrots, guinea-fowl, owls, 
vultures, adjutants, goat-suckers, kites, eagles, ducks, geese, storks, 
cranes, herons, gulls, scarlet flamingos, darters, the sacred and 
glossy ibis, and brilliantly coloured honey birds. Among the 
insects I may mention mosquitos, locusts, white and driver ants, 
bees, and innumerable butterflies. 
There are hunters by profession in Uganda. These men are 
very courageous and expert. They use spears of different sizes, and 
generally hunt in parties of three or four. Thus they attack 
elephants, lions, &e., but notwithstanding their agility and bravery, 
