Brisitsh officer in Somaliland, noted wildlife writer

Seventeen trips through Somáliland : a record of exploration & big game shooting, 1885 to 1893, being the narrative of several journeys in the Hinterland of the Somali coast protectorate, dating from the beginning of its administration by Great Britain until the present time, with descriptive notes on the wild fauna of the country / by Captain H.C.G. Swayne.

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Harald George Carlos Swayne

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