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Show 1900.] FAUNA OF THE WHITE NILE. 953 Family CANIDAE. CANIS sp. inc. On the 17th March, some miles south of Jebel Ain, towards evening, we saw a reddish-brown Jackal or dog by the side of the river. W e never heard Jackals howling at night. Family VESPERTILIONIDJE. SCOTOPHILUS NIGRITA (Schreb.). Two Bats of this species were obtained at Abu Zeit ou the 14th March, just after sunset, flying over the river's bank. VESPERTILIO sp. inc. One specimen obtained at Abu Zeit, 14th March. On the 29th March on the Bahr-el-Ghazal a big-eared Bat, with beautiful red-orange-coloured body, ears, and wings, was numerous: unfortunately no specimens were obtained. Family MuRiDas. Mus RATTUS L. Some young Eats caught in April on board one of the barges employed in the sudd-cutting in the Bahr-el-Jebel were apparently of this species. Family LEPORID^E. LEPUS sp. inc. A few pale reddish-brown Hares were seen near Abu Zeit on the 14th and 15th of March. Some skins of these White Nile Hares would, I am told, be acceptable at the British Museum. Family ELEPHANTID^E. ELEPHAS AFRICANUS Blum. Wild Elephants were met with on the Zeraf, Jebel, and Ghazal rivers, and on the south bank of the White Nile between the mouths of the Sobat and Jebel. Personally I saw them on ten different days: they were usually accompanied by small white Egrets perched on their backs. One day I had a good view of a frightened Elephant running away, it was amusing watching an Egret trying to keep its position on the great beast's back. Family GIRAFFIDAE. GlRAFFA CAMEL OPARDALIS L. W e saw only two Giraffes, on the Bahr-el-Zeraf on the 24th of March. Family BOVIDAE. BOS CAFFER .EQUINOOTIALIS (Blyth). On the 3rd of April on the Bahr-el-Jebel we saw two Buffaloes, |
