. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. MY SECOKD VOYAGE ON THE LAKE 45 take cover in bed. And then followed hours of wakeful- ness and longing for the morning to appear. By February 23, Jose had returned and the boats were ready for our voyage across the Lake. The crews consisted. KADDAI BAGA of Galadima, Lowi, Quasso, and a small Kanuri boy (a. new recruit), and eight polers under Audelai. We toot with us enough " chop " to last a month. The few remaining^ Hausa carriers who had been with me from Lokoja were paid off; two of them had charge of boxes conta
. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. MY SECOKD VOYAGE ON THE LAKE 45 take cover in bed. And then followed hours of wakeful- ness and longing for the morning to appear. By February 23, Jose had returned and the boats were ready for our voyage across the Lake. The crews consisted. KADDAI BAGA of Galadima, Lowi, Quasso, and a small Kanuri boy (a. new recruit), and eight polers under Audelai. We toot with us enough " chop " to last a month. The few remaining^ Hausa carriers who had been with me from Lokoja were paid off; two of them had charge of boxes containing bird skins for shipment to England. The boxes arrived at. Lokoja in perfect condition after having been carried by these men a distance of 500 miles ; which speaks well for the reliability of the Hausa carriers. In this second attempt to cross the Lake to the Shari mouth, I determined to try and follow the influence of th& water from the Yo river, so we retraced our course along; the familiar western- shore. Almost everywhere we 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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