1 day. Dire, one of the eldest places of the Songhay. 1 day. Dongoy, inhabited by Songhay, no Fúlbe; on the E. side of the river. 1 day. Tóyai, a Songhay village; the Tademékket rove in this neighbourhood. Country level and without trees, being temporarily flooded. 2 days. Kábara, keeping close along the river, and crossing a small rivulet or creek. L 1.—_From Hamda-Alláhi to Káñima._ 1st day. Síye. 2nd. Niyakóngo, having passed the heat in the hamlet called Berber. 3rd. Benne-ndúgu or Konna, having passed the heat in Nʿamet-Alláhi (a long day’s, if not two days’, journey). 4th. Toy. Arrive before noon. 5th. A Songhay village or ksar. 6th. Konsa, a Fúlbe village. 7th. A village inhabited by Fúlbe, Songhay, and Bámbara. 8th. Takóti. 9th. Sambejeráhit. 10th. Ungúma. 11th. Káñima, on a branch of the river coming from Bámbara (see Vol. IV. p. 361), and at a day’s march from the latter place. L 2.—_Another short Itinerary from Káñima to Hamda-Alláhi._ 1st day. Lábo. 2nd. Dóra, a rúmde, or slave hamlet. 3rd. Takóti, or Jengináre, both on the Bara-Ísa, Jengináre lying a little to the S.W. of the former. 4th. Another town on the Niger, the name of which informant has forgotten, probably Sáre-feréng. 5th. Gulúmbu, on the widening of the creek Débu or Dóbu. (Another road leads from Káñima by Lábo, Langóma, Konse, and another place to Gulúmbu). 6th. Doy or Toy, a large Songhay place. 7th. Karri, Konna, or Benne-ndúgu, all names of the same place. On your way you pass Kori-ántsa, a large Púllo village. 8th. Nʿamet-Alláhi, a town of the Feroibe. 9th. Fatóma, the market place (the market being held every Saturday) of Konári, not a large place. 10th. Hamda-Alláhi, a good day’s march of ten hours. M.—_List of towns in Jimbálla, Zánkara, and Aússa._ (A.) Towns in Jimbálla, the district S. of the river W. from the district Kíso:— Ayún, Kúfa, Sáre-feréng (the town mentioned p. 470), probably the seat of government under the empire of Melle, Tési, Árkoja, Hóre-ayé, Dangal, Bória, Ngorko or Goroñya, a considerable market place between Zánkara and San-koré, and distant one and a half day’s journey S. from Dári, Kúle-songho, Guddunga. The following places lie in the central region of Jimbálla:—Tórobe, Gmoy, Gunki, Gúngare, Íchi al Hábe, Séri, Segúl, Bugo- linchére, Gnórija. It is a very remarkable fact, that three places to which the origin of the Bámbara nation is referred, are said to be the oldest places in Jimbálla, viz. Kanembúgu, Jéngenabúgu, and Tsorobúgu.