. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 144 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE Gosling himself had two pets, a little waterbuck and a hare. They were very tame and became great friends with. aOSLINa S TAME â WATEBETJOK " Birri" the monkey. They all slept together, and the waterbuck used to take the others for rides on her back. But alas ! all but " Birri" came to sad ends, the waterbuck dying of a snake bite, while the little hare was found one morning dead in its box. On February 25, Gosling crossed over to Fort Lamy and there settled down to wait for me


. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. 144 FROM THE NIGER TO THE NILE Gosling himself had two pets, a little waterbuck and a hare. They were very tame and became great friends with. aOSLINa S TAME â WATEBETJOK " Birri" the monkey. They all slept together, and the waterbuck used to take the others for rides on her back. But alas ! all but " Birri" came to sad ends, the waterbuck dying of a snake bite, while the little hare was found one morning dead in its box. On February 25, Gosling crossed over to Fort Lamy and there settled down to wait for me to come out of the Lake, spending the meantime in adding to his collection of fish and making hunting 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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