Theholeinthetreewasineverycasefoundtobeprolongedsomedistanceupwardabovetheopening，andthitherthekorwealwaysfledtoescapebeingcaughtInanothernestwefoundthatonewhiteegg，muchlikethatofapigeon，waslaid，andthebirddroppedanotherwhencapturedShehadfourbesidesintheovariumThefirsttimethatIsawthisbirdwasatKolobeng，whereIhadgonetotheforestforsometimberStandingbyatree，anativelookedbehindmeandexclaimed，“Thereisthenestofakorwe。”Isawaslitonly，abouthalfaninchwideandthreeorfourincheslong，inaslighthollowofthetreeThinkingthewordkorwedenotedsomesmallanimal，Iwaitedwithinteresttoseewhathewouldextract；
hebroketheclaywhichsurroundedtheslit，puthisarmintothehole，andbroughtouta`Tockus’，or`red-beakedhornbill’，whichhekilled。
Heinformedmethat，whenthefemaleentershernest，shesubmitstoarealconfinementThemaleplastersuptheentrance，leavingonlyanarrowslitbywhichtofeedhismate，andwhichexactlysuitstheformofhisbeakThefemalemakesanestofherownfeathers，layshereggs，hatchesthem，andremainswiththeyoungtilltheyarefullyfledgedDuringallthistime，whichisstatedtobetwoorthreemonths，themalecontinuestofeedherandtheyoungfamily。
Theprisonergenerallybecomesquitefat，andisesteemedaverydaintymorselbythenatives，whilethepoorslaveofahusbandgetssoleanthat，onthesuddenloweringofthetemperaturewhichsometimeshappensafterafallofrain，heisbenumbed，fallsdown，anddiesIneverhadanopportunityofascertainingtheactuallengthoftheconfinement，butonpassingthesametreeatKolobengabouteightdaysafterwardtheholewasplasteredupagain，asif，intheshorttimethathadelapsed，thedisconsolatehusbandhadsecuredanotherwifeWedidnotdisturbher，andmydutiespreventedmefromreturningtothespotThisisthemonthinwhichthefemaleentersthenestWehadseenoneofthese，asbeforementioned，withtheplasteringnotquitefinished；
wesawmanycompleted；andwereceivedtheverysameaccountherethatwedidatKolobeng，thatthebirdcomesforthwhentheyoungarefullyfledged，attheperiodwhenthecornisripe；
indeed，herappearanceabroadwithheryoungisoneofthesignstheyhaveforknowingwhenitoughttobesoAsthatisabouttheendofApril，thetimeisbetweentwoandthreemonthsSheissaidsometimestohatchtwoeggs，and，whentheyoungofthesearefull-fledged，othertwoarejustoutoftheegg-shells：shethenleavesthenestwiththetwoelder，theorificeisagainplasteredup，andbothmaleandfemaleattendtothewantsoftheyoungwhichareleftOnseveraloccasionsIobservedabranchbearingthemarksofthemalehavingoftensatuponitwhenfeedinghismate，andtheexcretahadbeenexpelledafullyardfromtheorifice，andoftenprovedameansofdiscoveringtheretreat。
Thehoney-guideswereveryassiduousintheirfriendlyoffices，andenabledmymentogetalargequantityofhoneyBut，thoughbeesabound，thewaxofthesepartsformsnoarticleoftradeInLondaitmaybesaidtobefullycaredfor，asyoufindhivesplacedupontreesinthemostlonesomeforestsWeoftenmetstringsofcarriersladenwithlargeblocksofthissubstance，each80or100lbsinweight，andpieceswereofferedtousforsaleateveryvillage；
buthereweneversawasingleartificialhiveThebeeswerealwaysfoundinthenaturalcavitiesofmopane-treesItisprobablethatthegoodmarketforwaxaffordedtoAngolabythechurchesofBrazilledtothegradualdevelopmentofthatbranchofcommercethere。
IsawevenonthebanksoftheQuangoasmuchassixpencepaidforapound。
InmanypartsoftheBatokacountrybeesexistinvastnumbers，andthetributeduetoSekeletuisoftenpaidinlargejarsofhoney；
but，havingnomarketnoruseforthewax，itisthrownawayThiswasthecasealsowithivoryattheLakeNgami，attheperiodofitsdiscovery。
ThereportsbroughtbymyotherpartyfromLoandaofthevalueofwaxhadinducedsomeofmypresentcompanionstobringsmallquantitiesofittoTete，but，notknowingthepropermodeofpreparingit，itwassodarkcoloredthatnoonewouldpurchaseit；IafterwardsawalittleatKilimanewhichhadbeenprocuredfromthenativessomewhereinthisregion。
ThoughwearenowapproachingthePortuguesesettlement，thecountryisstillfulloflargegameMymenkilledsixbuffalocalvesoutofaherdwemetTheabundanceoftheseanimals，andalsoofantelopes，showstheinsufficiencyofthebowandarrowtolessentheirnumbers。
Therearealsoagreatmanylionsandhyaenas，andthereisnocheckupontheincreaseoftheformer，forthepeople，believingthatthesoulsoftheirchiefsenterintothem，neverattempttokillthem；
theyevenbelievethatachiefmaymetamorphosehimselfintoalion，killanyonehechooses，andthenreturntothehumanform；
therefore，whentheyseeone，theycommenceclappingtheirhands，whichistheusualmodeofsalutationhereTheconsequenceis，thatlionsandhyaenasaresoabundantthatweseelittlehutsmadeinthetrees，indicatingtheplaceswheresomeoftheinhabitantshavesleptwhenbenightedinthefieldsAsnumbersofmymenfrequentlyleftthelineofmarchinordertotakeoutthekorwesfromtheirnests，orfollowthehoney-guides，theyexcitedtheastonishmentofourguides，whowereconstantlywarningthemofthedangertheytherebyincurredfromlionsIwasoftenconsiderablyaheadofthemainbodyofmymenonthisaccount，andwasobligedtostopeveryhourortwo；but，thesunbeingexcessivelyhotbyday，Iwasgladoftheexcuseforresting。
WecouldmakenosuchprodigiousstridesasofficersintheArcticregionsareabletodoTenortwelvemilesadaywereagoodmarchforboththemenandmyself；anditwasnotthelengthofthemarches，butcontinuingdayafterdaytoperformthesamedistance，thatwassofatiguingItwasinthiscasemuchlongerthanappearsonthemap，becausewekeptoutofthewayofvillages。
Idranklessthanthenativeswhenriding，butallmyclothingwasnowconstantlydampfromthemoisturewhichwasimbibedinlargequantitiesateverypondOnedoesnotstayontheseoccasionstopreparewaterwithalumoranythingelse，butdrinksanyamountwithoutfear。
Ineverfelttheatmospheresosteamyasonthelow-lyinglandsoftheZambesi，andyetitwasbecomingcoolerthanitwasonthehighlands。
WecrossedtherivuletsKapopoandUe，nowrunning，butusuallydry。
Therearegreatnumbersofwildgrape-vinesgrowinginthisquarter；
indeed，theyaboundeverywherealongthebanksoftheZambesi。
IntheBatokacountrythereisavarietywhichyieldsablackgrapeofconsiderablesweetnessTheleavesareverylargeandharsh，asifcapableofwithstandingtheraysofthishotsun；
butthemostcommonkindsonewitharoundleafandagreenishgrape，andanotherwithaleafcloselyresemblingthatofthecultivatedvarieties，andwithdarkorpurplefruithavelargeseeds，whicharestronglyastringent，andrenderitadisagreeablefruit。
Thenativeseatallthevarieties；andItastedvinegarmadebyaPortuguesefromthesegrapesProbablyacountrywhichyieldsthewildvinessoveryabundantlymightbeafitoneforthecultivatedspecies。
AtthispartofthejourneysomanyofthevineshadrunacrossthelittlefootpathwefollowedthatonehadtobeconstantlyonthewatchtoavoidbeingtrippedThegroundwascoveredwithroundedshingle，whichwasnoteasilyseenamongthegrassPedestrianismmaybeallverywellforthosewhoseobesityrequiresmuchexercise，butforonewhowasbecomingasthinasalath，throughtheconstantperspirationcausedbymarchingdayafterdayinthehotsun，theonlygoodIsawinitwasthatitgaveanhonestsortofmanavividideaofthetread-mill。
Althoughtherainswerenotquiteover，greatnumbersofpoolsweredryingup，andthegroundwasinmanypartscoveredwithsmallgreencryptogamousplants，whichgaveitamouldyappearanceandastrongsmellAswesometimespushedasidethemassesofrankvegetationwhichhungoverourpath，wefeltasortofhotblastonourfacesEverythinglookedunwholesome，butwehadnofeverTheUeflowsbetweenhighbanksofasoftredsandstonestreakedwithwhite，andpiecesoftufaThecrumblingsandstoneisevidentlyalluvial，andiscutinto12feetdeepInthisregion，too，wemetwithpot-holessixfeetdeepandthreeorfourindiameter。
Insomecasestheyformconvenientwells；inotherstheyarefullofearth；
andinothersstillthepeoplehavemadethemintogravesfortheirchiefs。
Onthe20thwecametoMonina’svillageclosetothesand-riverTangwe，latitude16d13’38“south，longitude32d32’eastThismanisverypopularamongthetribesonaccountofhisliberalityBoroma，Nyampungo，Monina，Jira，KatolosaMonomotapa，andSusa，allacknowledgethesupremacyofonecalledNyatewe，whoisreportedtodecidealldisputesrespectinglandThisconfederationisexactlysimilartowhatweobservedinLondaandotherpartsofAfrica。
Katolosais“theEmperorMonomotapa“ofhistory，butheisachiefofnogreatpower，andacknowledgesthesupremacyofNyatewe。
ThePortugueseformerlyhonoredMonomotapawithaguard，tofireoffnumbersofgunsontheoccasionofanyfuneral，andhewasalsopartiallysubsidizedTheonlyevidenceofgreatnesspossessedbyhissuccessorishishavingaboutahundredwives。
Whenhediesadisputedsuccessionandmuchfightingareexpected。
InreferencetothetermMonomotapa，itistoberememberedthatMono，Moene，Mona，Mana，orMorena，meansimply`chief’，andconsiderableconfusionhasarisenfromnamingdifferentpeoplebymakingapluralofthechief’snameThenamesMonomoizes，spelledalsoMonemuigesandMonomuizes，andMonomotapistas，whenappliedtothesetribes，areexactlythesameasifweshouldcalltheScotchtheLordDouglasesMotapewasthechiefoftheBambiri，atribeoftheBanyai，andisnowrepresentedinthepersonofKatolosa。
Hewasprobablyamanofgreaterenergythanhissuccessor，yetonlyaninsignificantchiefMonomoizeswasformedfromMoizaorMuiza，thesingularofthewordBabisaorAiza，thepropernameofalargetribetothenorthInthetransformationofthisnamethesameerrorhasbeencommittedasintheothers；andmistakeshaveoccurredinmanyothernamesbyinattentiontothemeaning，andpredilectionfortheletterRTheRiverLoangwa，forinstance，hasbeentermedArroangoa，andtheLuenyatheRuanhaTheBazizulu，orMashona，arespokenofastheMorururus。
ThegovernmentoftheBanyaiisratherpeculiar，beingasortoffeudalrepublicanismThechiefiselected，andtheychoosethesonofthedeceasedchief’ssisterinpreferencetohisownoffspring。
Whendissatisfiedwithonecandidate，theyevengotoadistanttribeforasuccessor，whoisusuallyofthefamilyofthelatechief，abrother，orasister’sson，butneverhisownsonordaughter。
Whenfirstspokentoonthesubject，heanswersasifhethoughthimselfunequaltothetaskandunworthyofthehonor；but，havingacceptedit，allthewives，goods，andchildrenofhispredecessorbelongtohim，andhetakescaretokeeptheminadependentpositionWhenanyoneofthembecomestiredofthisstateofvassalageandsetsuphisownvillage，itisnotunusualfortheelectedchieftosendanumberoftheyoungmen，whocongregateabouthimself，tovisithimIfhedoesnotreceivethemwiththeusualamountofclappingofhandsandhumility，they，inobediencetoorders，atonceburnhisvillage。
Thechildrenofthechiefhavefewerprivilegesthancommonfreemen。
Theymaynotbesold，but，ratherthanchooseanyoneofthemforachiefatanyfuturetime，thefreemenwouldprefertoelectoneofthemselves，whoboreonlyaverydistantrelationshiptothefamily。
Thesefreemenareadistinctclasswhocanneverbesold；
andunderthemthereisaclassofslaveswhoseappearanceaswellaspositionisverydegradedMoninahadagreatnumberofyoungmenabouthimfromtwelvetofifteenyearsofageThesewereallsonsoffreemen，andbandsofyoungmenliketheminthedifferentdistrictsleavetheirparentsabouttheageofpuberty，andlivewithsuchmenasMoninaforthesakeofinstructionWhenIaskedthenatureoftheinstruction，Iwastold“Bonyai“，whichIsupposemaybeunderstoodasindicatingmanhood，foritsoundsasifweshouldsay，“toteachanAmericanAmericanism。”or“anEnglishmantobeEnglish。”
Whileheretheyarekeptinsubjectiontoratherstringentregulations。
Theymustsalutecarefullybyclappingtheirhandsonapproachingasuperior，andwhenanycookedfoodisbrought，theyoungmenmaynotapproachthedish，butanelderdividesaportiontoeachTheyremainunmarrieduntilafreshsetofyouthsisreadytooccupytheirplaceunderthesameinstructionTheparentssendservantswiththeirsonstocultivategardenstosupplythemwithfood，andalsotuskstoMoninatopurchaseclothingforthemWhentheladsreturntothevillageoftheirparents，acaseissubmittedtothemforadjudication，andiftheyspeakwellonthepoint，theparentsarehighlygratified。