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It may not be generally known that elephant breed near 
Lake Karawa in the thick bush to the east of the so-called lake, 
which of late years has dwindled down to a small swamp. 
There is one herd that appears to live all the year round in 
this vicinity, alternately visiting the thick fibrous bush to the 
west and the eastern bush, which is mainly composed of 
makoma palms, the fruit of which they are exceedingly fond. 
BIRD AND SNAKE 
By Capt. A. Blayney Percival 
At Yoi Camp last November, I surprised a sand boa 
(Eryx thebaicus) endeavouring to swallow an Asiatic dotterel 
(Eudromias asiaticus), which proved to be too much for it, 
although it twice made the attempt. 
CURATOR’S REPORT ON MUSEUM PROGRESS 
EOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1915. 
On entering upon my duties at the Museum in January 
last, I found that next to the preliminary campaign with 
scrubbing-brush and duster, the most pressing need was for 
the installation of a registration system for the material 
already accumulated at the Museum. 
A series of twelve volumes were commenced ; each of these 
registers represent a separate group, such as Ethnology, Mam- 
mals, Birds, Shells, Insects, and Minerals, and has its own 
index letter ; they are numbered to take 9999 entries. All 
specimens found at the Museum on my arrival or received 
during the past year have been registered, and all data accom- 
panying them entered up, with the exception of the seven 
hundred odd small mammal skins (which are awaiting identifi- 
cation) and the insects, with the exception of the butterflies, 
which have been done. 
For facility in ready reference, the five-colour card-index 
system has been adopted, but so far cards have only been 
Vol. V.— No. 10i K 
