Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa (1889) (14726662546)

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Title: Matabele land and the Victoria Falls; a naturalist's wanderings in the interior of South Africa

Year: 1889 (1880s)

Authors: Oates, Frank Oates, Charles George

Subjects: Natural history Birds

Publisher: London, Kegan Paul, Trench & Co.

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

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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 own native servants, one of whom he had killed when underthe influence of drink. 2 This name was misspelt Flamakinyani in the first edition, theinitial letter having been misread F for T in transcribing the travellersJournal. The other alterations adopted in the text appear to be neces-sary for a correct rendering of the pronunciation. 244 MATABELE LAND. Fresh elephant-spoor was seen north of Tamasetsi,but the time now allowed of no delays for hunting.The poison-plant, growing low, and bearing a

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AFRICAN DWARF GOOSE.—Nettapus atiritus.(Length about II inches.) yellow fruit like a magnum bonum plum,1 wasgathered on one occasion near the waggon-track. The Daka River was reached upon the 21st, andthe day after, some miles farther on, two other smallstreams were reached and crossed, and then a third intowhich apparently the first two flowed. This last wasa small river called the Pandamatenga,2 just beyondwhich is the place where waggons stand for travellers 1 Perhaps a species of Solatium. 2 The above spelling gives the Makalaka form of this word ;Pantamakika is the Bechuana form. THE PANDAMATENGA. 245 going to the Zambesi. These streams, it was evident,must all be very small except during the rains.They were small indeed even now, though overflow-ing their banks and running quickly. Almost imme-diately after crossing the last-named, Frank Oatesswaggon stuck in a very soft muddy place, but Mr.Blockley, who was in charge of the trading-stationhere, came with a span of oxen to hel

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