L'expédition Alexander-Gosling raconte une exploration en Afrique, en se concentrant sur la tribu Banda et la diversité des oiseaux de la région. Le récit détaille les conditions de vie de la tribu et leurs interactions avec les explorateurs, ainsi que les oiseaux trouvés le long des fleuves Niger et Nil.
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. From the Niger to the Nile. Alexander-Gosling Expedition; Birds. EXPLORATION OF THE BAMINGI 201 the grass to make a camp ; we thought it would be wiser on the whole to have the river at night between us and our newly made acquaintances, for they belonged to the Banda tribe who are well known for their treachery. The village consisted of huts scattered among the crops of Indian corn. They were of the usual round shape and made of cane, with conical roofs. In- side they were as dark as pitch and very dirty. A great portion of the space was taken up with logs of wood collected to last the family through the wet season. Millet, ground-nuts, beans, chillies, pumpkins, cassada and tobacco grew in small quan- tities round about. The corn had hardly ripened, so the prospect of getting much food did not look very bright. The women were most peculiar to look at; they had small features, and their hair was twisted into a great number of well-oiled strings that fell all round the head like the coat of a poodle dog, and a curved, iron hook projected out of each nostril like the tusljs of a pig. Another stuck out through the upper lip, while the lower bulged out round the. A BANDA WOMAN. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Alexander, Boyd, 1873-1910; Talbot, Percy Amaury, 1877-1945. London, E. Arnold
