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ropes, to which houghs are fastened for a little distance from the haskets to prevent the fish escaping as they feel the water shoaling. Large quantities of fish are caught in this manner. The Waganda also employ fish-haskets exactly like our lobster-traps, and in the same manner.

Nearly all the wild animals which are peculiar to Africa are found in Uganda, and many parts of that country are a veritable hunter's paradise. The elephant frequents the vast forests on the northern frontier, and herds of them occasionally make raids on the banana-groves, among which they commit terrible havoc. Buffaloes abound in some districts, and are much dreaded by the natives, who rarely attack them. Like the elephants, they sometimes make dreadful ravages among the banana plantations.

Khinoceros and zebra are fairly common, the skins of the latter being highly prized. There is a great variety of antelopes to be met with in the forests, from the huge striped eland (Oreas Livingstomi) down to the diminutive ntallaganya, about the size of a hare ; there being in all about a dozen species. There are a good many lions, although they are rarely seen. Leopards are numerous, and often come into the villages, attracted by the fowls. Chimpanzees and several species of monkeys are found in the forests, as are jackals, foxes and hyaenas, but hares are rarely met with. In the Nyanza great numbers of hippopotami are found, while a large otter, much