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¥atwe “.R, shot 3 bohor and K.2. shot a spike @ bushbuck and « fine 014 
G Bubalis insignia. “his one lacked any dorsal black stripe but had the 
legs intensely black from the hocks to the knees dovn, the chin black 
with a weak black shevrons on the facee Horns and head shaped exsotly 
as in jJacksoni. He saw only one other. A dairyman living near Yabula 
Mliro said he saw them often Slonf& the Maanja River. 7.h. sav a herd of 
weterbuck On the way 60 camp. Vepetation chiefly candelabra euphorbias, 
with clusters of yellow fruit on the &pex and thorn trees, Grass about 
two foot high but no elephant secu anvwhere along the route although the 
camp was constructed of 1 as upual. (210) #6: Went as far &a Kisinga 
which was 16 miles journey. Day rainy in the early morning but &6 noon 
it cleared and rem&ined opens liost of the way was through scattered brush 
and fairly short grass country without hidle or heavy papyrus swamps. 
VYereteation chiefly the brown barked thorn tree and the borassus palo, 
None of the wild date, Phoenix redinata, palms so common during the first 
three days were seen anywhere. Many magnificent down palms with large 
cluaters of yellow fruit were seen. After arriving at camp 7.8. & KR. 
went out for elephant under guidance of a native who Said there were some 
near by. ™.R. shot a male with 6G lb. tusks and sav one obher. 29: Re- 
mained in camp and skinned the féet and ears of the elephant, “he srs 
were identio#l in measurement to thore taken ah Ht. Kenia. The next to 
the last wolavs were in use, the last ones just coming through the gumsbe 
There were no marked (211) ridge on the beck but on each pide of the 
middle were a patch offooh square of very roungh tubercles of skin. ‘he 
second molar had nine enamel folds instead of eight. Stomach contents 
were the pods and seeds of @ laxge hean trom a tree very Bimilar to the 
arythrina which was evergwhere in fruit bub none in flower. 
elephant was tne only one cade of a herd of 4 and charged as soon as it 
saw the hunters, T.He and M.A. in the Av. KaX. went out for elephant 
bat Baw: only s herd of Kongoni, tvo females of which he shot, One of these 
had black cheek patches and # blank dorsal neck line which the other 
lacked, although it waa muah older, 0: Hade another 15 mile march to 
Kigoma. Sav no mammels on the way. “he tracks of & lion were well 
impressed in the md of the road for some five miles. In one place the 
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{212) lion tracks were well impressed on the top of one of the ant hills. 
T.R. went out from the camp afte» we arrived and shot one old 7 kongoni. 
Thie one had little b&ack on it being without the black cheek patch, 
sevrons and dorsal neok streak. "he vegetation was ohiefly aoaclas, 
euphorbias and mangroves. A few erythrina, palms, and some of the elephant 
beans were seen, Several bushes af the edible Carrisa bush were seen along 
the road. Red-headed lizards quite common in the termite nests and trees 
along the way. 31: Made a short rerch of 8 miles to Yatlo. Country 
very nearly level and with faw soustered trees. Thorn tree, elephant bean 
tree and Hrythrina common. Host of the country was short grass with 
elephant Brass only in the ravines as yesterday. No game seen along the 
ways TR. and E.R. went out from camp but saw nothing, (213) except a 
Uganda duiker and some buffalo tracks. 
January 1: Left at darlight and made a long march of 20 miles to 
Kigoma. Country fairly level and dry with only a few small marshes and 
hills, covered by small scattered trees and grass waist high with elephant 
Grass in the marshes. “rees chiefly the greenish Acacia, candelabra 
euphorbis, Eruthrine, elephant bean end Mangrove. Near Kigoma the country 
changed to forest with many vines and bushes. In this were many purple 
acanthus and some of the red thistle-like pianta so common on the Gnas 
Weishu Pletean. No Borassus palms seen but near Kigume a fair lot of 
Phornix of small size. Yer few banane® or other shamba seen. Tracks of 
a large leopard seen for a mile or so along the road and many tracks of 
Guiker and mungooses. (214) Saw several Kigelia trees in one spot on the 
roade deAel. caught another apecies of Lohpurornys with softer hair and a 
long tail. Along the whole route no hurrowa or burrowing animals have 
been taken except Tatera, tut the burrows of this mouse were not apparent. 
Dr. BH. saw an Nerus along the road near Kisinge and wounded 16 but it 
finally escaped. 2: Caught nothing in the steel traps. Arrived at 
Hoim, On the way shot a lisard, a young varanus and a few mouse birds. 
Vegetation chiefly thern trees, date palms, Erythrina and papyrus swamp. 
The region above Hoima is very hillg with soattered banana groves and 
patches of elephent grass. %: Remained in Hoima and packed up the skins 
collected on the way. Yeather very cool with distinctly cool nights and 

