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Unfriendly natives — The knrchaka tree . 263 
My wife quite prostrated — We pitch our tents 264 
Arrival at Neangara — A cordial welcome 265 
'Friendly reception by the chief, Neangara — An ebullition of genuine grief . 266\ 
Delayed for the want of porters — The migration of elephants .... 267 
Scarcity of water — The Doctor’s services called into requisition . . . 268 
Witchcraft — Performance on the pipes and tom-tom 269 
Moro chieftain’s funeral 270 
A grotesque performance 271 
An invitation 272 
A chieftain’s grave . 273 
Neangara’s grief — Kevol ting practice . -274 
The disposal of the dead — I am laid up with gastric fever , . . 275 
Arrival of our men and porters from Wayo— Description of the Moro tribe . 276 
The married women and their decorations 277 
I lose my favourite horse “ Arab ” — Hippophagy 278 
A mixed marriage — Instrumental and vocal entertainment . . . .279 
I am convalescent, take short walks — Deputation of the Neam Neams , . 280 
The Neam Neams, and their habits and customs 281 
The Psittacus timneli — A tame gorilla .282 
I screw up my courage, and make a start — A shabby turn-out .... 283 
The natives’ good wishes — A critical position 284 
A merciful escape — We encamp in the village of Argatilla .... 285 
Visit from the chief — ^We reach the river Ayi 286 
A dolt — List of the principal seeds with their native names .... 287 
Hide through a pretty bush — Beautiful river scenery 288 
The Tira hills — The Cootundubba territory — My poor wife unable to sit in her 
saddle 289 
Andiboora and its inhabitants — A peculiar malady ...... 290 
The chief Radi and his wife — An affray with natives 291 
FROM MRS. PETHERICK’S-NOTE BOOK. 
Petherick’s alarming illness — I am assisted in my trouble by friendly natives 293 
Refreshing halt — We arrive at our station at Wayo — K musical welcome . 294 
Petherick gains strength — He goes out shooting and fishing — Picturesque 
scenery 295 
The river Ayi and its measurement 296 
The watershed of the Western Nile tributaries — Petherick shoots some really 
handsome monkeys 297 
Specimen of the Colohus guereza 298 
On the banlcs of the Ayi — Capture of negresses 299 
