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from twenty-four to thirty inches) to allow for the growth of the bulbs.

Indisputably, the meteorological conditions of this district are very favourable to agricultural operations. ‘There are two very sharply defined rainy seasons, an abundant rainfall, underground water, a thoroughly damp soil, a moderate temperature, and a considerable population. The tomatoes (Solanwm lycopersicum) best show what the low temperature can accomplish ; they are as large here as those grown in the “ blessed ” islands of the AYgean, whereas in the hot lowlands, on the borders of the Bahr-el-Jebel, they reach at most the size of a nut. ‘Tobacco also, of which both species are grown, attains here very considerable dimensions.

Janda must be a real paradise for the collector in springtime. Although the rain never ceased and the high grass rendered the chase very difficult, I was able to obtain in a very short space of time many new species both of mammals and birds, not to mention a large number of rare species, such as Myrmecocichla mgra, Liminia Teresita, Lanius gubernator, Pentholea clericalis, Circaétus zonurus, Bubo capensis, and others.

Snakes, too, are exceedingly numerous; most of them are small Colubridee.

10. THE KAKUAK AND FAJELU COUNTRIES.

RETURN TO THE YEI—A CONFIDING MOUSE—THE TRIBAL DIVISIONS OF THE BARI—THE MARSHIA OF RIMO—A MAKRAKA VILLAGE.

THE road we took on our return journey from Janda to the north led through Korobé, which we reached in a storm of rain. It passed mostly over steppe land, through which flowed several large streams, such as Khor Kimil and Khor Kembe, as far as the small station of Langémeri, near to which are the steep and naked cliffs of the Kasa hill. The country is well cultivated, and is said to be very fruitful. The inhabi-