. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 152 FROM THE NIGER TO, THE NILE Chekkina yesterday. In places the river is almost jumpable ; I had no idea the river was navigable so far. The volume of. CANOE ON m'bASSU EIVBE water is about 25 ft. by 1 ft. and with a current of one and a half miles an ; . . Then this prett}' sketch of the wild life of the river follows. ..." This evening I went to sit over a pool for a while before sunset. First, a fine-headed reedbuck, then a good waterbuck approached very cautiously. It looked round suddenly when a roan antel
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 152 FROM THE NIGER TO, THE NILE Chekkina yesterday. In places the river is almost jumpable ; I had no idea the river was navigable so far. The volume of. CANOE ON m'bASSU EIVBE water is about 25 ft. by 1 ft. and with a current of one and a half miles an ; . . Then this prett}' sketch of the wild life of the river follows. ..." This evening I went to sit over a pool for a while before sunset. First, a fine-headed reedbuck, then a good waterbuck approached very cautiously. It looked round suddenly when a roan antelope disturbed by something came trotting along, and then it ascended the bank to my right. Soon I heard snorts, and my Banda guide on the look-out in the bush told me that a rhino had met the roan and then departed. At dusk a hon was grunting away. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
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