RM2CPJ831–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . w, whichseemed to satisfy him. In fact the Boers are just 1 The woodcut opposite illustrates two of the Widow-birds, whichthe traveller collected during his present stay at Tati. The generalcolour of the upper bird is black, with a collar of ruddy brown, fadinginto buff beneath ; that of the lower one black and pale yellow, thebill and legs coral-red. In the winter season these birds lose theirlong tail feathers, and their plumage becomes a mottled brown; a greatcontrast to their striking summer
RMPJNDHE–Image from page 166 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0034.
RMHFHHTB–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 166 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3CDH–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . hat Frank Gates had found in his formerjourneyings further to the north, and Included—besides buffalo, quagga, pallah, and sassaybi, all ofwhich were obtained early In the hunt—giraffe,rhinoceros, wildebeest, and koodoo. Still remaining at TatI a few days after theirreturn there, Frank Gates, as already mentioned,started thence for Bamangwato on April 4th, accom-panied by a hunter and two traders, also on theirway south. By the middle of Ma
RMPJM482–Image from page 61 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by The0020.
RMHFK2DF–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 243 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CPJA9T–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . BIRDS NESTS. 20 lbs., as I found afterwards. The boys rushed tothe carcass, and were soon at work dismembering it.It may be one of Nelsons, but my boys think it diedbefore Sunday (the day Nelson killed his). A greatmany kites flew sweeping round. It was a regularscene, such as one sees in pictures, the Kaffirs atwork cutting off trunk and feet and strips of flesh.It was a cow - elephant, and vultures and other great numbers along the banks of rivers, and in marshy places, affixedto the rushes. 7
RMPJMTFJ–Image from page 141 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0066.
RMHFG0H0–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 148 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3EW2–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . nyamis kraal—The Shashani-—Fine country—Kumala River. Returning now to follow Frank Oatess journey tothe Kings Town, Gubuleweyo, we find the greaterportion of his route described at some length in hisJournal. Leaving the Tati, as has been mentioned, onthe 31st of August, and advancing slowly, he crossedthe Ramaqueban, Impakwe, and Inkwesi Rivers,and reached John Lees farm on September 6th.This John Lee is a noted Dutchman, who farms alarge
RMPJNCBX–Image from page 159 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0025.
RMHFJ8AN–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 215 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3FXW–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . ssionary work—somesix or eight, I think, living in a sort of college.The other missionary is a Mr. Hepburn, whogave a little service in his house yesterday. Iam certain they will both do anything they can tohelp us. Three years later, one of these missionaries, theRev. John Mackenzie, left Shoshong for Kuruman,where suitable buildings had been erected by theLondon Missionary Society for the embryo theo-logical institution he was at the time
RMPJGHCT–Image from page 336 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0056.
RMHFKAGJ–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 116 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3GH5–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . able. We have a wooden framework in eachwaggon, surmounted by a substantial mattress andlots of blankets. We have tin wash-hand basins,cups, and plates, and fare luxuriously. Bell is nowcooking some chops. I am reminded of some verypleasant days in the wilds of America. Ladysmith was reached on the 24th of May andNewcastle on the 31st, a halt of two or three daysbeing made at each place. On the 23d of Junethe party arrived at Pretoria, and
RMPJM6M0–Image from page 85 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by The0076.
RMHFK4KY–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 100 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3A49–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . has struck all who have beheld them; theirtints, says Baines, more beautiful than in Eng-lands clouded climate one can ever dream of.Whenever the sun falls upon the clouds of spraythese rainbows are always present, sometimes two,sometimes three in number, and the brilliancy of theircolouring can scarcely be exaggerated. Rainbows,writes Chapman in his description of the Falls, thefirst day he saw them, so bright, so vivid, are neverseen in t
RMPJM3H8–Image from page 57 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by The0060.
RMHFMC6W–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 336 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CPJ7WY–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . s, and a little laterwas another (Geruah), about the size of a duck-pondand extremely pretty, surrounded with the greenestof grass, whilst all around it extended the barren andsandy veldt. About here giraffe and other game wasmet with, including sable antelope, eland, and wild pig. 1 Early in the following year Stoffel Schendehutte died in the veldt,near the farthest north Makalaka kraal, at no great distance from thispoint; a prey to wild beasts, or more probably to the revenge and fearof his o
RMPGXMBT–Image from page 332 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0001.
RMHFFWW5–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 141 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3D32–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . AFRICAN GREY HORNBILL. Tockus Hasutus. work forming a circular wall, inside which are remainsof bricks coated with a substance as if smelting hadbeen done here. No mortar has been used, and thework is rough and I should say of no great antiquity,the stones being small and loose and easily displaced,so that I think they would not stand any greatlength of time. They are cut in an oblong formand properly placed for building. Karl says it wasma
RMPJGFNW–Image from page 310 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0005.
RMHFHF25–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 159 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CPJ684–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . nd readily evident to strangers. On approaching one of these flybelts (so called) a halt is made, and inspanning again at sundownthe Boer treks through at night in safety. I only remember one caseof mishap, when, in crossing a belt near the confluence of the Chobeand Zambesi, two or three oxen out of nearly forty were bitten, andthat, if my memory serves me, on a bright moonlight night. The African traveller Hildebrandt recommends strongly, in the Korrespondenzblatt der afrik. Gesellschaft, the
RMPJP656–Image from page 215 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0024.
RMHFG035–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 103 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3DMY–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . lection of monkeyand cat skins, dangling in long strips, together witha number of tails, some of the latter nearly largeenough for those of leopards, which hang in thickbunches nearly to the ground. Around each arm isa graceful, wavy tuft of white ox-tail hair, and some-times the same around the legs. Very little limbois worn, unless a strip or two—usually of blueselampore or white calico, well worn and defaced—around the waist. The shield
RMPGX864–Image from page 91 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by The0082.
RMHFM5KY–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 308 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CPJ83W–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . d, as allwaggons from Natal are now stopped for fear of thedisease, and Horn had to explain who he was andwhere he came from. Horn, I think, is the manwho opened the Zambesi trade, but is at presenttrading with the Matabele. A lion killed one of hisoxen on the Inkwisi one night whilst he was waitinghere, and a dozen of them took fright and ran away.I assisted in looking for them, and followed up thespoor next day till late in the afternoon, and musthave been close to the oxen, but there was a Sc
RMPJNK1A–Image from page 197 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0039.
RMHFM6F1–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 310 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP390K–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . ,and readily evident to strangers. On approaching one of theseflybelts (so called) a halt is made, and inspanning again at sundownthe Boer treks through at night in safety. I only remember one caseof mishap, when, in crossing a belt near the confluence of the Chobeand Zambesi, two or three oxen out of nearly forty were bitten, andthat, if my memory serves me, on a bright moonlight night. The African traveller Hildebrandt recommends strongly
RMPJGB9D–Image from page 248 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0039.
RMHFN0N3–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 42 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3FX2–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . SNUFF-BOXES MADE FROM GOURDS.. A S ^ f CHAPTER II. The journey resumed—Halt on the Seruli—Bushmen on the Gokwe—The Shashe—The Tati settlement—Adventure with a lion—W.E. Gates returns to the coast; particulars of his journey. Frank Gates left Bamangwato on the 7th of August,and the following day joined his brother, who hadbeen waiting for him a little way out of the town.In the evening the Makalapsi River was reached,where were a number of
RMPF39K6–Image from page 293 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls ... Edited by C. G. Oates ... Second edition. [With appendices by G. Rolleston, R. B. Sharpe, J. O. Westwood, and R. A. Rolfe.]' .
RMHFJXX5–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 232 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3H3R–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . 3 9088 01470 3169 -t>Tl?> • 0%. fSHIG^l) FfAlkjitAL HISTORYMUSEUM LIBRARY LONDONC. KEGAN PAUL & CO., i PATERNOSTER SQUARE 1881 CifT1)- Prinied by S.. & R. Claric, Edinburgh. PREFACE. In offering to the public the following pages, I feel,as editor, that I owe a few words of apology andexplanation to the reader by way of preface—apology for the imperfections of the volume; ex-planation how such imperfections have arisen.The traveller
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RMHFM98B–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 323 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP38CT–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . der SELAGINACE^. * Hebenstreitia, near dentata, Thunb. Order VERBENACE^.LiPPIA asperifolia, Rich.Lantana or LiPPiA, sp. Order LABIATE. * Leonotis Leonurus, R. Br.OCYMUM, or Orthosiphon, sp. Order AMARANTHACE^.Achyranthes aspera, L. ? Order EUPHORBIACE^.Euphorbia, sp. Order ORCHIDACE^. LiSSOCHlLUS, 2 sp. Order IRIDACE^.Gladiolus brevifolius, Jacq.Gladiolus^ near Ouartinianus, A. Rich. Order AMARYLLIDACEvE.H^MANTHUS, near multiflorus, Martyn.
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RMHFK3R2–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 248 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP37W5–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . CESS. With an En-graved Frontispiece.IX.—MAUD and ENOCH ARDEN.With a Picture of Maud, takenfrom a Photographic Study by JuliaM. Cameron.X.—IN MEMORIAM. With a SteelEngraving of Arthur H. Hallam,engraved from a picture in possessionof the Author, by J. C. Armytage.XL—QUEEN MARY: a Drama. With Frontispiece by Walter Crane.XIL—HAROLD : a Drama. With Frontis-piece by Walter Crane. These Volumes viay he had separately, or the Edition complete, i
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RMHFNWT0–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 61 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CPJ9RA–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . patching it up. Havingthings out of the waggon, and also out of thetent (as I was rearranging the latter), I stayedabout a good deal, not trusting John. A lot ofcheeky majakas (warriors) about. Whilst one ofthem was selling me honey, a lot came in, and Isaw one abstract a knob-kerry of rhinoceros-hornfrom under the waggon, and throw it out of thescherm.1 He then ran away, seeing himself de- 1 These knob-kerries, which answer the purpose of a life-preserver,are made of various kinds of wood or of
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RMHFJ1PP–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 197 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3B7D–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . re gameseemed more than usually abundant. This was theplace where the road branches off from the Rama-queban across the veldt again towards the Tati. I now feel, he writes at this point, on August13th, to be realizing almost for the first timesome of my old visions of South African sport.To-day, soon after starting, I ascended a kopjenear the waggons, and saw a large herd of quagga.Counting roughly, I made out a hundred. It wasa beautiful s
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RMHFNNB2–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 57 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CPJ9MG–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . etweenthe skin and the large stone in the centre of eachwas a sweet liquid with scarcely any pulp. Wealso found, adds the writer, a number of berries,of which we ate a good lot. These grow on lowbushes, which have a sweet-scented yellow flower,with a smell like that of sallow bloom. The fruit isreddish-brown, about the size of a haw; dry, sweet,and containing a stone. It is called Kaffir plum.,n 1 The former of these fruits (apparently identical with one foundby Sir John Kirk in the Zambesi regi
RMPG2527–Image from page 103 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' by Th0059.
RMHFKR5W–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 267 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3E62–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . ins, some encircling MAT A B RLE LAND. her, some pendent. Round her arms were massivebrazen bracelets. A blue and white freemasonsapron appeared in front, and looked strangely anom-alous there, though reallynot unbecomingf. Fromher waist also there hungdown behind a number ofbrilliantly-coloured woollenneck-wraps, red being thepredominant colour. Un-der the apron was a sortof short black skirt, cover-ing the thighs, made ofwrought ox-hide.
RMPP8K9G–Image from page 509 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls . Edited by C. G. Oates . Second edition. [With appendices by G. Rolleston, R. B. Sharpe, J. O. Westwood, and R. A. Rolfe.]' .
RMHFJ2D7–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 199 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3DMT–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . K A DANCING-STICK, BOW AND ARROWS, AND KNOB-KERRIES. me a chance of thrashing him, and when I removed abush for him to come in, only came in a foot or two,and bolted when at length I approached him. Ibought guinea-fowls eggs, some tobacco, and adancing-stick. The second of the two sheep bought marvellous accuracy, being often able to bring down a bird on thewing with one of them. 96 MATABELE LAND. for a cotton blanket and a shirt was killed
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RMHFP9CT–Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.) Image taken from page 75 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3ET8–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . towards his waggon. We found somenests of amadavats—the little pink ones, I fancy.Some were in course of construction, some finished;all hanging like fruit from a tree. One I took con-tained two eggs, white speckled with red. Mac-loule^ gave me this evening two goatsuckers eggshe had found, partly sat on. The nest is very slight,and placed on the ground.^ 1 The guide. 2 Frank Gates collected, during his wanderings, a considerablevariety of
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RMHFMEWE–Image taken from page 349 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls ... Edited by C. G. Oates ... Second edition. [With appendices by G. Rolleston, R. B. Sharpe, J. O. Westwood, and R. A. Rolfe.]' Image taken from page 349 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP3ER7–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . FEATHER HEAD-DRESS. KUMALA RIVER. 57. River, now dry, which we crossed, outspanning amile or two further on. The country here is open,park-hke, and undulating, extending away in anearly level plain to the right. After we hadstopped, a numberof impudent Kafirscrowded round thewagfo-on. One madea fearful row, at lastcoming to entreaties,saying we had set theveldt on fire. Starting again at4 P.M., we next wentover rising ground,the country get
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RMHFPFYG–Image taken from page 85 of 'Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. A naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa. From the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates, F.R.G.S. Edited by C. G. Oates. (Memoir.)' Image taken from page 85 of 'Matabele Land and the
RM2CP391F–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . h <^iJ W o OO App.PlD.. H Mmtem litli DRYIOPHIS OATESII. Mintei-n ijjos imp IV.ENTOMOLOGY. By J. O. Westwood, M.A., F.L.S., Etc. Hope Professor of Zoology in the University of Oxford. (Plates E—H.) The Collection of Insects formed by Mr. F. Oates, now inthe Entomological Museum of the University of Oxford,although not of considerable extent, fortunately comprisesexamples of many of the very peculiar groups and generacharacteristic of the
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RM2CP37WG–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . WH Fitch del ANTHKEICUM vjAIESII. MinTisT-ri BioB mip -^v? Pl.K.. W.H.Ktc->, AeL ^DlANTUM DATES] i . BOTANY. 369 in diameter ; bracts minute, deltoid ; pedicels erecto - patent, thelower ones ^-| inch long. Perianth white, fugacious ; segments inch long, lanceolate, with a distinct i-nerved or obscurely 3-nervedbrown keel. Stamens falling a little short of the perianth-segments ;filaments muricate ; anthers oblong, very minute. Style de
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RMFRCN19–Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa (1889)
RM2CPJ4A5–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . Fitch del el lilli HEBENSTREIIIA OATESII Mmterrt Bros . imp. « , ,pp pi xn. :■--. Fitc-fa rLe Minter-n Bros ;mn. ADJANTUM GATE SI I. BOTANY. 413 75. Nephrodium (Lastrea), sp. Matabele Land. There are five small fronds, varying from 7-10 inches high, withthe pinnae gradually reduced below as in N. Bergianum, Baker, andwhich in other respects do not appear to differ from this species.They are from a young seedling plant, one of them having the rhizomeattached ; but in this immature state it is imp
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RMFR9J33–Matabele land and the Victoria Falls - a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates (1881)
RM2CPC091–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . Fig. I. Eiinidia Batesh, p. 381. ,, 2. Eleanor tragocephaloides^ p. 380. ,, 3. Anthia Hottentotta, p. 368. „ 4. Hectarthruvi gigas, p. 273- ,, 5. La)ignria Nyassce; 5^, maxilla of do.; ^b, lower lip and palpi of do., p. 383. ,, 6. DiainpJiidia vitlattpennis^ p. 382. 7. Tapitiolachnus Oaiesii, p. 378. 8. Tapiiiolacluuis aqtdhcs^ p. 379. Plate IX.FiiT. I. Upper lip and rrtandibles of Dro7nica Mauchii; a, maxilla of do.; b, lower lip and palpi of do., p. 368.Upper lip of Oatesius anlltracinusj 2a, m
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RMHK9R4N–Image taken from page 8 of 'Fighting the Matabele. [A novel.]' Image taken from page 8 of 'Fighting the
RM2CP39GH–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls : a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa, from the letters and journals of the late Frank Oates . J-G-Keuleraans lith HAnliH.T^t. imp SAXICOLA SHELLEYI App.Pl.B.. ^. J G KeulemsL-ns liili HaTiKaTt imp. BRADYORNIS GATESII III. HERPETOLOGY. By Albert Gunther, M.A., Ph.D., M.D., F.R.S. (Plates C, D.) DESCRIPTIONS OF TWO NEW SPECIES OF SNAKESFROM SO UTH-EA STERN AFRICA. Family CoLUBRiD^. CORONELLA TRIT^NIA, sp. n. (Plate C.) Vertical shield elongate, twice as long as broad, longer than thetwo frontals together, or than the occipital which i
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RM2CPJ6X7–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . r.G.KeuIemans lith . THAMNOL£A SHELLEYI. Hanhart imp. PI II.. 6 J.CKeuiemans lith BRADYORNIS OATESII Hanhart imp ORNITHOLOGY. 335 Order STEGANOPODES.Family Phalacrocoracid^e. 211. PHALACROCORAX Africanus (Gm.) ; Sharpe, t. c. p. 781. Gracitlus Africanus (Gm.); Sharpe in Oatess Matabele Land,ed. 1, App. p. 328 (1881). Long-tailed Cormorant.a. Not labelled. Family PLOTID^E. 212. Plotus Levaillanti, Licht.; Sharpe, ed. Layard, p. 782. Le Vaillants Darter.a. Meriko River, November 1873. Order PYGOPO
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RM2CPJ51C–. Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa . entomology: 389 Explanation of the Plates. Plate V. Plate VI. Figs • i, 2. 35 3, 4- j) S, 6. T> 7, 8. » 9, 10. )3 j 12. Plate VII Figs. 1, 2. Acrcea Caldarena (A. Amphimalla olim), p. 355.„ 3, 4. Callosune confusa (C. Wallengrenii olim), p. 348.„ 5, 6. Callosune Ramaquebana, p. 348.„ 7, 8. Callosune Buxtoni, §, p. 346.„ 9, 10. Callosune regina, $, p. 346.„ 11. Chccrocampa virgo, p. 363. Acrcea Atergatis, p. 350. Acrcea Atolmzs, p. 351. Acrcea Axina (A. Doubledayi?), p. 352. Acrcea Acontias, p
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RMRF97RC–. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 556 MOTACILLID^. Anthus cinnamomeus (nee Rilpp.), Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 251, no. 3636 (1869); Layard, Ibis, 1871, p. 228. Authus pyrrhonotus, Gurnet/, Ibis, 1871, p. 150; Layard, t. c. p. 228 ; Gurn»i/, in Anderss. B. Dam. Id. p. 113 (1872); Bueldey, Ibis, 187i, p. 384; Shellei/, Ibis, 1875, p. 75; Ayres, Ibis, 1876, p. 246; Sharpe, in Oates Matabele Land, ^^j/j.'p. 317 (1881); Shelkii, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 573; Butler, Feilden, ^ Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 336; Shellei/, Ibis, 1882, p. 349, 1883, p, 543. Antlius erythronotiis, Shatpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 7
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RMRF2EBG–. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. 556 MOTACILLID^. Anthus cinnamomeus (nee Rilpp.), Gray, Hand-l. B. i. p. 251, no. 3636 (1869); Layard, Ibis, 1871, p. 228. Authus pyrrhonotus, Gurnet/, Ibis, 1871, p. 150; Layard, t. c. p. 228 ; Gurn»i/, in Anderss. B. Dam. Id. p. 113 (1872); Bueldey, Ibis, 187i, p. 384; Shellei/, Ibis, 1875, p. 75; Ayres, Ibis, 1876, p. 246; Sharpe, in Oates Matabele Land, ^^j/j.'p. 317 (1881); Shelkii, P. Z. S. 1881, p. 573; Butler, Feilden, ^ Reid, Zool. 1882, p. 336; Shellei/, Ibis, 1882, p. 349, 1883, p, 543. Antlius erythronotiis, Shatpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 7
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RMRHRHD6–. Bihang till Kongl. Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar. Science; Botany. 10 CHR. AURIVILLIUS, ETHIOPIAN GENERA OF STRIPHNOPTERYQID^. *1. J. mariana White An. N. H. (1) 12, p. 264 (1843). — Walk. List 4, p. 911 (1855). Congo. German E. Africa. 2. J. Danfelti Aur. Ent. Tidskr. 14, p. 208 (1893). Congo.. Fig. 4. Janomima mariana ef. "3. J. WesUvoodi n. sp. mariana Westw. Oates Matabele Land p. 358 t. Gr. f. 6, t. H. f. 4, 4a, 4b (1882); Ed. 2 p. 367 t. 7 f. 6, t. 9 f. 4, 4a, 4b (1889). Brit. South Africa: Tati Fluss. 5. Lichenopteryx Feld. = Lichenopteryx Feld. Reise Novar. Lep. Het.
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RM2CE5Y7Y–. In darkest Africa; or, the quest, rescue, and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria . ounded ; what-soever his friend the Major proposes receives the readysanction of Mr. Jameson ; and he has a claim to havingmuch experience and judgment for former adventuroustravels in Mashona Land and Matabele. Barely fourweeks after the assassination of his friend he dies, utterlyworn out by fever and trouble. Three young Englishmen come last, who are attachedto the Majors staff, two of whom, Mr. Herbert Ward andMr. Troup, are to be associated with the commander andhis second in the discussion of every v
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RM2CDE7K9–. A hunter's wanderings in Africa, being a narrative of nine years spent amongst the game of the far interior of South Africa, containing accounts of explorations beyond the Zambesi, on the river Chobe, and in the Matabele and Mashuna countries, with full notes upon the natural history and present distribution of all the large M a m m a i a . > - -J ^^ A NARROW ESCAPE; MASHUNA LAND, SEPTEMBER 17, 1S7S. Frc?itisp!ccc. o ^ , r» /- i^ee page -^b^. IW.KY A Hunters Wanderings in Afri rica ISO, BEING A NARRATIVE OF NINE YEARS SPENT AMONGST THEGAME OF THE FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA CONT.^INING
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