BACK AT MRULI. 135 -my grey parrots were drowned here through the carelessness of the porter. Immediately after passing the khor we reached our huts, but were tormented all night by millions of mosquitos, and rejoiced when we left our tormentors behind us. The stretch of country which lay before us, with its monotonous woods and grass jungle, has been described before; sufficient to say, that I was thankful when, after a frightfully fatiguing march, our huts were built in the afternoon at Btuti, whence, on the following day, we continued our journey to Mrili.

3. From MRvui 74 FavveRA TO MAGUNGO.

(April 13 to 28, 1878.)

ON THE NILE TO FAUVERA—AT ANFINA’S—NEW SCENERY—A TRIP ON THE NILE NEAR FAUVERA—CONFIGURATION OF THE SOMERSET NILE— CHARACTER OF VEGETATION ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER—AGRI-CULTURE AT FAUVERA—A MARCH THROUGH A SEA OF GRASS—WITH ANFINA, THE ONLY GENTLEMAN—ANOTHER SEA OF GRASS—FORD OF KHOR VARINGO—MANY MEN DOWN WITH FEVER.

As I had already traversed the road from Mril to Fauvera by land, I chose to go this time by water. J sent my goods and the two soldiers (who had accompanied me to Uganda, and who now requested permission to go with me to Lad6) on in advance in a large native canoe, but soon caught them up in a light European boat propelled by two sturdy rowers. The mighty stream winds in curious curves between papyrus masses often twelve feet high; its current is only made apparent by the Pistias which float along near its banks. At first, the northern bank of the river is covered by beautiful mimosas, but soon their place is taken by whole woods of doléb palms; these palms are much smaller here than in the Shiluk country, but their foliage is much denser, which fact is probably to be ascribed to the difference of humidity in the atmosphere. Tamarinds are also common here. The water has a yellowishgreen tint, and is hidden in many places by masses of floating