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Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : from observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan (1911)

Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936, inscriber. DSI, Nebb, C.H.S., former owner. DSI, Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI · London : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 32

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l. The rhinoceros and giraffe are occasionally seen in this section of the line. The amount of game on the plain varies with the condition of the grass : when favourable hundreds of zebra, herds of hartebeest (kongoni) and wildebeest (gnu) will be seen. Ostriches are often “ on view ” walking one… … Scattered about in small herds, often in close proximity to the line, this pretty gazelle will be recognised. It was discovered by Joseph Thomson in liis journey through Masailand to the Victoria Nyanza (1883).

Natural history · Indigenous peoples · Ethnology

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