. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. DfAltV. 36 steamer, and finislicd by moonli<ij]it. My head has been v(MV bad ever since that dose of fever, and, althon«»;h desperately huns I have ever seen; but 1 did not get a sliot at tliem. The scenery on the Pool is coinjdetely spoilt by the numbers of low sandy islands, covered with l()n<»: rank i^rass, upon which tlie hippos feast, and where I fomid large colonies of pigeons and numbers of small herons, il/r/y Ind.âMr. Walker and Bonny tu
. The story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition [microform] . Explorers; Birds; Insects; Explorateurs; Oiseaux; Insectes. DfAltV. 36 steamer, and finislicd by moonli<ij]it. My head has been v(MV bad ever since that dose of fever, and, althon«»;h desperately huns I have ever seen; but 1 did not get a sliot at tliem. The scenery on the Pool is coinjdetely spoilt by the numbers of low sandy islands, covered with l()n<»: rank i^rass, upon which tlie hippos feast, and where I fomid large colonies of pigeons and numbers of small herons, il/r/y Ind.âMr. Walker and Bonny turned up while VsQ were at dinner, and complained bitterly of the man- Incrs and customs of Tippu-Tib and his people on the \]lenry Heed, their v;ays not being European ways. The upper end of the Pool is much finer than the I lower; tlie hills are higher, and the vegetation more luxuriant. Perhaps for the first time you realize what a s])lendid river the Congo is, as you see it in one grand juulnoken stream, not inclosed by rocks as below, but [flowing between beautifully wooded hills, their sides [covered with tropical forests right down to the water's ledge, and their tops with bright green grass, and small Icluinps of trees dotted here and there. At the end of [the Pool are some sandstone? cliffs, which, wnth the Imorning sun upon them, Iook: exactly like the cliffs of jDover, and are named after them. May drd.âPassed a very large crocodile, numbers f large geese, and several white eagles with brow^n ings and tail. Saw a nightjar, apparently larger than he Mosambicus, but same colouring, and plenty of lephant-tracks for the first time. We stayed just We could see feel me tliey would take the fly. It is very disappointing br a sportsman to pass through a country that looks as f it ought to abound with game, and then see aothing lit a few old elephant-tracks and crocodiles. Mat/ ith.âAt some places to-dav I should sav the d2 1887. May 1. Stanley Pool. )el()w the Black
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