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homod cattle a different spocies from the Aldornoys or the 
Highland breed. I was led to this from having once soon 
a black rhinoceros with a horn bont downward lilio that 
of the kuabaoba, and also because the animals of the two 
great varieties differ vory much in appearance at different 
stages of their growth. I find, however, that Dr. Smith, 
the best judge in thoso matters, is quite decided as to the 
propriety of tho subdivision into three or four species. For 
common readers it is sufficient to remembor that thero aro 
two well-defined spocies, that differ entirely in appearance 
and food. Tho absence of both these rhinoceroses among 
the reticulated rivers in tho central valley may easily bo 
accounted for, they would be such an easy proy to tho 
natives in their canoes at tho periods of inundation ; but 
one cannot so readily account for tho total absenco of the 
giraffe and ostrich on tho high open lands of the Batoka 
north of tho Zambesi, unless we give crodenco to tho nativo 
report which bounds tho country still farthor north by 
another network of waters near Lake Shuia, and suppose 
that it also prevented their progress southward. Tho Ba- 
toka have no name for the giraffo or tho ostrich in their lan- 
guage; yet, as the former exists in considerable numbers 
in tho angle formed by tho Lccambyo and Chobo, they 
may have come from tho north along tho western ridge. 
Tho Chobo would seem to have been too narrow to act as 
an obstaclo to tho giraffo, supposing it to have como into 
that district from tho south; but tho broad river into 
which that stream flows seems always to have presented 
an impassable barrier to both tho giraffe and the ostrich, 
though they abound on its southern border, both in tho 
Kalahari Desert and tho country of Mashona. 
'The honey-guides were vory assiduous in thoir friendly 
offices, and enabled my men to get a largo quantity of 
honey. But, though bees abound, the wax of these parts 
forms no article of trade. In Londa it may bo said to be 
fully cared for, as you find hives placed upon trees in the 
most lonesome forests. We often met strings of carriers 
