With Mashlio-ht and Rifle 



an evening on the small islands of these lakes. Lying 

 tlat on the groiincl I \v;itched and listened to the birds of 

 all kinds that thtted and Huttered all round me. There 

 was an added spice ot suspense in the iJOssil)ilitv always 

 of a hijjpopotamus coming upon one suddenlv--a very 

 ugly customer to meet in such surroundings. During the 

 day they kept always in the deeper waters of the marsh. 



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but at sunset thev would sometimes come to these shallower 

 lakes. 



It the twilight — far too l)riet, alas I in the tr()[)ics — 

 l)r()vid(xl rich enjoyment, dawn, hastening up, ottered the 

 most enchanting pictures ot the !nagnilu"ent plo\'ers. 

 Their wondertulK- picturesque flight and their lixcK' call 

 are things no ti'aNclUn' can forget. The da\ s passed 

 awa\' thus in stud\'ing the birds and taking phc^to- 

 graphs. Hunting tor a time was put asielc\ 1 had no 

 mind for it, so tascinated was 1 by these scenes which 

 I have tried to describe, 



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