. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FROM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 163 After leaving Buso, the country on either hand wore a most solitary aspect, and there was hardly a village anywhere. BAGHIEMI OHILDRBlir to be seen. We went for days without meeting a single native canoe and the magnificent river flowed on through a silent land untouched by traffic of any kind. Away from the left bank, the interior of the country is inhabited by the Sara tribe, or Kurdi as the Baghirmi and Arabs call them—a name they give to all the bush-people of the region. Having suffer
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. FROM FORT LAMY TO THE TOGBAU HILLS 163 After leaving Buso, the country on either hand wore a most solitary aspect, and there was hardly a village anywhere. BAGHIEMI OHILDRBlir to be seen. We went for days without meeting a single native canoe and the magnificent river flowed on through a silent land untouched by traffic of any kind. Away from the left bank, the interior of the country is inhabited by the Sara tribe, or Kurdi as the Baghirmi and Arabs call them—a name they give to all the bush-people of the region. Having suffered much from the attacks of the slave-raiding Baghirmi, the Saras have been driven 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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