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CAPTAIN BARNS'S volume on his expedition in 1921-22 from Mombasa to the Congo at Stanleyville and thence to Capetown is a valuable contribution to the natural history of Central Africa. The author combines the qualities of a daring explorer and hunter, of a keen observer of man and Nature, and of a graphic and interesting narrator. The primary object of the expedition was the discovery of a large butterfly which has been seen on the Upper Congo, but has not yet been captured. On his way to the haunts of this elusive insect he explored a remarkable group of volcanic mountains and basins in northern Tanganyika Territory, and collected skins of some of the third species of gorilla, G. berengei, in the forests of Kivu. He also made a large collection of Lepidoptera, including many new and rare forms.
Across the Great Craterland to the Congo: a Sequel to “The Wonderland of the Eastern Congo.” Describing a Journey of Exploration and Research to the Land of the Giant Craters in Tanganyika Territory, and to the Forests, Lakes, and Volcanoes of the South-Eastern Congo; with some Account of the African Apes, and the Capture and Training of the African Elephant.
By T. Alexander Barns. Pp. 276 + 64 plates + 2 maps. (London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1923.) 25s. net.
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Across the Great Craterland to the Congo: a Sequel to “The Wonderland of the Eastern Congo” Describing a Journey of Exploration and Research to the Land of the Giant Craters in Tanganyika Territory, and to the Forests, Lakes, and Volcanoes of the South-Eastern Congo; with some Account of the African Apes, and the Capture and Training of the African Elephant. Nature 114, 785 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114785a0
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