102 DUFILE TO FATIKO.

obtained in Lado only two specimens in four years. Colobus guereza, which I frequently found south of 2° 15’ N. lat., is also not to be found on the river; but I have received splendid skins from Fadibék (3° 30’ N. lat.), and believe I may consider this to be its northern limit in our province. Here, in Faloro, Schizorhis zonura is heard remarkably often ; the pairs keep faithfully together, as is the case everywhere, but they are very shy. By the brook which runs past Faloro Pluvianus egyptiacus greeted us. Flocks of Fringillidee rose from the fields. Unfortunately there was no time for sport. | Of all the riverine tribes, the Madi (to whom the inhabitants of Faloro belong) lay most store by dress and ornaments. They are a fine race of men, most of them above middle height, of a light chocolate-colour, and with well-developed muscles, slightly projecting under jaw, a strong growth of hair, and large flat feet. The men in particular delight in fantastically dressing their hair, building up layer upon layer into an elaborate curly structure. Iron rings on the arms and legs, neck-rings of the same metal, of which there are often several, one above another, becoming smaller towards the top, so that the neck is tightly pressed together and the movement of the head is restricted, ornaments of glass beads, chiefly white or crimson, brass and copper rings on the fingers, all kinds of amulets of wood and roots, and long strings of splendid iron beads round the body and neck, form the outfit of a dandy. The men, moreover, paint themselves curiously in red ochre. Individuals with black bodies and red legs, others with heads and necks red all over, others again all black, with round red patches on the cheeks and forehead, are met at every step. The more wealthy wear the skin of an antelope tied above the right shoulder. The beautifully marked skins of the Tragelaphus scriptus, which, however, 1s rare here, are especially sought after for this purpose. In default of a better skin that of a goat is used. The women, in contrast to the men, are very sparely clothed. A. shorter or longer tail of twisted cotton threads, generally brown, is attached to a string of glass or iron beads slung round the waist, and hangs down the back, and a covering in