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(240) (but after sunset) they can be seen catching insects. Thetr method is 
to sally out from their perch when they see one pasa and flit about after 
it until they catch it when they return to their old perch and rasticate 
it before flying out after another. During the night a short shower of 
rain visited camp, the “irst we have had on the nile. In the morning a 
herd of some 60 elephants were seen from camp on the edge of the marsh 
about two miles from camp. @.R. & KR. went orer ta inspect them after 
breakfast. The herd apparently got their wind for they were seen to all 
left their trunks upright at the same tine and hold them for a few minutes. 
A7vtexward they moved &# little way into the swarp. Fintlly they were 
frightened and stampeded for the hilla raising as they went & heavy cloud 
of dust. The herd was accompanied by a large flock of cow-egrets which 
kept alighting on their backs at intervals as they moved away. The herd 
consisted of cows and young with @ fow half grown bulls. #&: Temperature 
this moming at sunrise in the tent was 72°F. At midday it is usually 
98°, very seldom one hundreé. Yesteriay 7.R. brought in a young ¥ bush- 
buck. The stripes were no mole! Atelaied than on the old adults. Stommch 
contents twigs, pods and leeves of ackoia and no grass. 3: Left the 
Rhino Camp #6 10 A.M. with the entire fleet, Sav quite a number of Hippo 
but only a single crocodile. “he commonest birds were the Snake Roiters, 
ajax heron and ish Neglese A fair growth of thorn trees extended Along 
both sides, that on the earnt (242) bank the heavier. The James Martin 
in which we sailed drew more water than any of the other boats and got 
stuck twice on sandbars while the tenis wan towing her. when this occured 
the Kisingeri which we were towing rermed her bowsprit through the iron 
ayning of one boat but did little damage. Continued under steam ail night. 
4: About 4 A.M. we lended on a rook and it was sometime before the Kenia 
could tow us off, Arrived at Nirmin ahont 10 Au. The west side a few 
miles above Virmle has several vers high bold peaks about 400-5000 feet 
high but they were very thinly wooded and showed rocky and barren, The 
country about Nimile was very dary and barren with verg few trees and suf- 
fering from & recent burn. 5S: ‘Went down to the lower rapids this moming 
end (243) took some photos. One of the branches of the Nile here dashed 
hrongh a porge or rather through a trough of sandstone some half mile 
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(245) long by 40 yards wide with sloning sides ten feet or so above the water. 
Here it roshes through making n heavy roar but no erent waves. At the 
upper end of this @ falls or vanids some 10 feet high ocour and below the 
troveh is a large whirl pool snd thhn another wider trongh starts with 
more repids. "he sandstone here in all vertioally bedded, the trough 
being out parallel with the clevare or statification, Several fishing 
hnts were erected here by the natives. MN the rooksa near the pool I saw 
several small flocks of Epyptian Geese. At the hase of the whirlpool a 
number of netive women were wading shout pathering in the giant duckweed 
floating and oarrving it out on the bank and drvine it, (244) 
Acacias were common, also the purmle Féeowered pea tree and a few of the 
thorny date-fruited trees. A few boveasras palms were alao seen. Ho 
antelope or eny tracks were seen. “ook formation ohtefly a eravish and 
black streaked san@stone and a vedifish feldspar and some quartz. 6: 
Put in a few honrs about the o2d stone fort ruins near the Nile. J.A.l. 
caught several one-tailed Acorns and Hus and ® smallform but no other 
mammals. He trepned sbavt the rocky hill south of the station where he 
saw baboons, one common duiker end ten red duikers. Fe also saw two Xerna 
on the rocks and later shot three rock hyrvax. 7.8. went down to the falls 
but saw no pame, ft shot = Mesartermn, the only one seen. Ory sav a g 
bushbuck and two Xerus. (245) 7: Left Minule at 7.50 A.i end arrived 
at the Assua River at noon. A fair growth of amall trees lined the road 
tre whole way through the hills. Most of the trees were small white 
flowered Acacias and the four winged frutted tree so cormon through Upandas 
Sav also the blue-flowered pea tree and the elephant bean with Migelias 
occasionally. At the Assu® River a fer larger trees occnred with bunches 
of Borassus pains. 7.2. who lead the way saw a few Oribi. The river was 
chiefly wet sand with a small stream in the middle. 8: Left the Assua 
River early and arrived at the not canp/at MMA 10.30 A.M. Sountry very 
dry and rocky; no streams nasreed. Much iron stained quarts everywhere in 
the soil. Gountry covered with small trees and grass Like that passed 
through yesterday, Besides the trees noted yesterday (p48) I saw so few 
small candelabra euphorbias. ‘The Myiri "ills just across the Nile loomed 

