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thologist and probably the best living authority on East 
African birds, taking into account the standpoints of 
both the closet naturalist and the field naturalist—spent 
hours with Mearns, helping him to identify and arrange 
the species. 
Nairobi is a very attractive town and most interest¬ 
ing, with its large native quarter and its Indian colony. 
One of the streets consists of little except Indian shops 
and bazaars. Outside the business portion, the town is 
spread over much territory, the houses standing iso¬ 
lated, each by itself, and each usually bowered in trees, 
with vines shading the verandas and pretty flower- 
gardens round about. Not only do I firmly believe in 
the future of East Africa for settlement as a white 
man’s country, but I feel that it is an ideal playground 
alike for sportsmen and for travellers who wish to live 
in health and comfort, and yet to see what is beautiful 
and unusual. 
