CONTENTS

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Introduction (by Lord Rothschild)[xxi]
CHAPTER
IEngaging Boys—Lagos[1]
IIKano, Northern Nigeria[13]
IIIHausa—Currency—Camels—Travelling[33]
IVA Day’s Work Collecting[60]
VZinder[73]
VIThe Shores of Bushland and Desert[82]
VIIOstrich Hunting[95]
VIIILeaving the Bushland Behind—Aïr Entered[121]
IXAgades[134]
XAïr: North to Baguezan Mountains and HuntingBarbary Sheep[148]
XIIn Baguezan Mountains[164]
XIIThe Northern Regions of Aïr: Part I[177]
XIIIThe Northern Regions of Aïr: Part II[197]
XIVEast of Baguezan: Aouderas and Tarrouaji[215]
XVThe Tuaregs of Aïr[232]
XVIHeading for Home[241]
Appendix: New Species discovered[247]
Index[255]