The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-17
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toum and at the end of the hunt, gives
q good idea OF what was accomplished
In this he says:
Il have the honor to report that
the Smithsonian African expedition,
which was intrusted TO my charge,
has now completed It's work. Full re-
ports will be made later by the three
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mearns. Heller
and Loring | send this preliminary
statement TO summarize what has
been done: the figures are substan'
italy accurate, but may have TO be
changed slightly in the final reports
I'VE landed in Mombasa on April FL
1909, and reached Khartoum on Marcr
IA. 1910. On landing We were joinet
by Messrs. r. J. Cunninghame AM
Leslie J. Tarlton. the former was with
us throughout our entire trip, the lat
ter Until we left East Africa and botn
worked as zealously and efficiently
for the expedition as any other mem
Der thereof.
I'VE spent eight months in British
East Africa. We collected carefully In
various portions OF the Athi and kap-
it'll plains, in the Sotik and round Lake
Niavasha. Messrs. Mearns and Lor-
ing made a thorough biological sur
vey OF II. Kenia, while The rest OF the
party skirted It's western base. went
TO and up the Cuaso Nyero and later
visited the Guas Ngishu region and
both sides of the Rift Valley. Messrs.
Kermit Roosevelt and Tarlton went
to the Laikipia Plateau and Lake
Torrington. and Dr. Mearns and Ker-
NIT Roosevelt made separate trips 20
the coast region near Mombasa. On
Dec. 10 the expedition left East
Africa, crossed Unganda and went
down the White Nile.
ION the trip, Mr.. Heller has pre-
pared 1,020 specimens OF mammals,
the majority Of large sizes. NJ. Loring
has prepared 3,163, and DR.. Means.
ia, a total Of 1897 mammals. or
the birds. DR.. Mearns has prepared
nearly 3.100; Mr.. Loring, 500. and Mr..
Heller about so; total OF about 1000
birds.
'Of reptiles and batrachians.
Messrs. Mearns. Loring and Heller
collected about 1000.
'Of fishes. about 500 were collected.
DR.. Mearns collected marine fishes
near Mombasa and fresh water fishes
elsewhere In British East Africa, and
he and Cunninghame collected fishes
in the White Nile. This makes In all
Of vertebrates: Mammals, 4,897; birds
about 1000: reptiles and batrachians,
about 1000; fishes. about 500; total.
1887.
The invertebrates were collected
carefully By DR.. Mearns. with some
assistance from Messrs. Cunninghame
and Kermit Roosevelt. A few marine
shells were collected near Mombasa.
and land and fresh water shells,
throughout the regions visited, as well
as crabs. beetles, miliipeda and other
invertebrates.
Several thousand plants were col
lected throughout the regions visited
by DR.. Mearns. who employed and
trained for the work a Wunyamvezi
named Makaugarrf, who soon learned
how 10 make very good specimens anil
turned out an excellent man in every
way.
"Anthropological materials were
gathered BE- DR.. Mearns with soine az
sistance from others. A collection wa
contributed ty Major Ross. an Aneri.
can IT. the government service at
Nairobi."
Klipperspringer. Buteo, Hartbeeste,
Dig-Dig, Bushback, Gemsbo, Egert,
Eland. Borgo. Aardvark, Cheetah,
Marabout, Koodoo Bongo. sitatunga.
Singing. Topi, Orbit, Fohor. Kob. Cal
otis, Strerisceros. Colobi, Iniralle.
Du;karo, Steinbuck and Otocyon Yer.
gatus.)
Some OF the animals should be
credited to Kermit. who as a hunter.
showed himself chip OF the old
block