^. Stalking Expeditions in the Nyika 



The l^rd- world has been awake for a long time. 

 In the thicket ot^ an acacia grove my ear catches the 

 v/ell- known measured cadence of a gorgeously coloured 

 shrike (" wurger"), very clever at keeping itself hidden in 

 the branches. Over and over again the bird repeats its 

 ringing cadence ; it has four notes, which increase evenly in 

 volume, " Kutu tititi ! " Red-beaked hornbills {LopJioceros 



THE KAISER WII.HELM PEAK 



crythrorhxnchus) tly from tree to tree at a safe distance 

 -in front of us, watching with curiosity the strange new- 

 comers. A harrier {Circns raiiii'o/'iis) glides over the 

 bog ; wondrous-hued rollers sweep screaming here and 

 there. A bustard [Eiipodotis giiidiaua) rises, with its 

 curious vacillating, skilful flight, and disappears in the 

 direction of the velt with a loud " raga-garaka-raga- 

 garaka ! " This bustard can perform the oddest feats of 



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