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Show 1890.] ANTELOPES OF NYASA-LAND. 649 Nyasa and back, and have visited the following districts between the following dates:- Between September 1883 and February 1884, travelling by the usual route up the Kwa-kwa, Zambezi, and Shire Rivers, I made my way through to the Awa-Nyakyusa country at the N.W. end of Nyasa. Here I formed one of a party of whites hunting Elephants, as did m y companion, Capt. Berry, of Natal, who, poor fellow, was there taken by a Crocodile whilst bathing at Kapora's, in the Kiwira River, December 16th, 1883. Between June and December 1885, after trying unsuccessfully for Elephants in the country to the S. and S.W. of Lake Chirwa, I went on to Nyasa, where on the west coast I took up m y quarters at Cape Maclear. Making this m y head depot, I travelled over and hunted a large tract of country to the N.W., visiting from time to time Mlomba, Mbapi, Amuwa, and Mpemba's, in which neighbourhood Elephants then proved rather plentiful. Subsequently, however, 1 became involved with trouble with a band of Achikunda, from Chifisi's (a big Angoni chief), who stole the tusks from one of my dead Elephants; and not being able to get another caravan from the Cape-Maclear men (a miserable lot of cowards), I proceeded N. by water to Bandawe. Here, almost immediately, I was stricken down with heavy fever, and, with a congested liver, had ultimately to return to the coast, where I embarked for Europe. In May 1887 I again made m y way out to East Africa, and this time visited the E. coast of Nyasa, residing some months with the Universities' Mission on Likoma Island ; from this, I occasionally made short excursions to the mainland, visiting Mapunda's, Ngofi's Chiteji's, Mataka's Mbuzi's, Utaya's, and Malo, but did little or nothing anywhere in the way of hunting. Subsequently however, in December, on m y way to the coast, I made a short shooting-trip to the S.W. of Cape Maclear, ontheW. side of the Lake, and visited Lesumbwi and Chirombo's. I then, in March 1888, left Kilimane for a change to S. Africa. Returning to Nyasa again, in Oct. 1888, I travelled and resided in all the country between Chombi (Mt. Waller) and the Wa-kinga mountains on the N.W. of the Lake, and also to some extent in the Apoka Mountains,-a range which branches off inland from Mt. Waller, and skirts the vast plains which extend from it N. to the Wa-kinga Mountains. A great part of m y time I lived at Karonga's, or Nkanga, which last-named place I left in Feb. 1890 to come to England. Thus very briefly, and I fear unintelligibly, I have given m y headquarters in Nyasa-land during these years ; but I have not been able to include many places which will come in for mention in the following notes. And now, maybe, some description of the country will be looked for ; but Nyasa, with its vast coast-line, embracing swamp and plain, mountain and low undulating highland in endless profusion, is far beyond me to depict in so small a space ; and I must not attempt now anything more than a few very general remarks. Everywhere, the scenery is magnificent, and its beauty is further- |