. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. 4o BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA early in January the rains recommence and become torrential, continuing to fall very heavily until the end of March. April is a delightful month as it is in Europe, of alternate showers and sunshine. A little rain falls in May and an occasional shower in June. Juh- is the height of the winter—cold, dry, spark- ling—but is never without a few drops of rain. In August there will sometimes be a week's rain of a decided c
. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. 4o BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA early in January the rains recommence and become torrential, continuing to fall very heavily until the end of March. April is a delightful month as it is in Europe, of alternate showers and sunshine. A little rain falls in May and an occasional shower in June. Juh- is the height of the winter—cold, dry, spark- ling—but is never without a few drops of rain. In August there will sometimes be a week's rain of a decided character, especially in the highlands. A shower. TART OF THK FALLS OF THE RUO AT ZOA or two will follow in September. October is quite the driest month and in low- lands passes without a drop of rain, though in the highlands there may be an occasional thunder storm. Towards the close of November (the first half being terribly hot and dry) the big rains recommence. As regards temperature there is considerable variation also dependent on altitude. In the valley of the Shire, on the south coast of Lake Nyasa, in the great Luangwa Valley and on the Central Zambezi, the heat is frightful just. 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 Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. New York, Edward Arnold
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