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vicinity of Neangara^ I had heard the screeching and caught casual 
glances of this species of bird. 
My theory, thus far corroborated, of the existence of the same 
animals in the centre and across Africa in similar latitudes to those 
they are found in on or near the coast, induced me to make fre- 
quent inquiries respecting the gorilla. Hitherto I had been unsuc- 
cessful, and had neither seen nor heard of De Chaillu^s master of 
