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Typhlops—glided over the sand, and larger snakes hissed frightfully and retreated. A concert of croaking frogs was going on at the edge of the xhor, and on its sandy islands enormous crocodiles were watching the children bathing close by. Herds of Antilope leucotis grazed on the young grass; large wild boars issued from holes in the ground; they are no despicable antagonists, for they can make very good use of their huge tusks. Going farther into the bush, I saw the © elegant form of a wild cat stealing off with its long tail in the air, and heard a loud growl from a leopard which disapproved of my presence. Lions were most plentiful. A herd of zebras grazing on the fresh green grass is a pleasant picture, whether surrounded by their frolicking young or running away at a thundering galop. One does not often meet with Phatages (Manis) Tenvmincki and Orycteropus ethiopicus ; a fine example of the latter fell into a pitfall, and was unfortunately eaten up before I could rescue it. . In the meantime, I can report little concerning the vegetation, for we are at the end of the dry season. Blossoms were nowhere to be seen. ‘The predominance of acacias over every other form of tree, which is still more striking farther to the east, begins to attract attention here.

A road formerly much frequented leads from Okkela to Bor; it is passable only in the dry season, and then water is scarce. The route is as follows:—From the doléb forest, Kayala, to the village of Bori, at the foot of the mountain of the same name (also called Loligono) ; thence through a treeless plain covered with grass to an isolated tamarind; from this point through the same treeless country to a lonely nabbaktree, as the jujube-tree, properly named “ sidr,” is called here. This tree stands on the boundary between the districts of Bari and Latuka, and at the same time marks the end of the swamps. Chief Chorkiri’s village, Liéna, is the next haltingplace, and the next night is passed at a little Bari village called Bombari, in a large forest of dum palms. Then the Bor territory proper begins, and a halt is made at the village Feriak, from which place it is only a few hours’ journey to Bor. During the last three of the eight days’ march the road runs near the stream, which is first reached at its eastern branch,