. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. THE ELEPHANT MARSH As to the Avi-fauna: it is a country singularly rich in bird life. Amongst the birds, however, occur the same curious gaps in the distribution of species and genera which are found to the south of the Zambezi and in East Africa but are wanting in this south-central part of the continent. The ostrich, and the secretary-vulture, three genera of true vultures, nearly all the genera and species of African larks and of bustards a
. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. THE ELEPHANT MARSH As to the Avi-fauna: it is a country singularly rich in bird life. Amongst the birds, however, occur the same curious gaps in the distribution of species and genera which are found to the south of the Zambezi and in East Africa but are wanting in this south-central part of the continent. The ostrich, and the secretary-vulture, three genera of true vultures, nearly all the genera and species of African larks and of bustards are represented in Africa south of the Zambezi, skip British Central Africa, and reappear again north of the Rufiji River extending thence northwards and westwards through East Africa, across the Sudan to Senegambia. There is a great paucity of species or genera amongst the guinea fowl ; practically the only guinea fowl ordinarily found in British Central Africa is the common species, the origin of the domestic bird, though Guttera edouardi, the crested guinea fowl is met with near the Zambezi and on the Mozambique Coast. The sand grouse is only. 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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