LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Richard Tjader Frontispiece 



Map of the hunting district, drawn by the author ... i 



Camp of the Tjader East African expedition, 1906, at Solai, 



B. E. A 24 



Photograph by H. Lang. 



The advance guard of a caravan crossing a river on the way to 



Sotik 24 



Photograph by R. Tjader. 



Young lion walking toward the camera ..... 32 

 Courtesy of Mrs. Caveth. 



Lioness killed on the Athi Plains 32 



Photograph by R. Tjader. 



Large, black-maned lion killed on the Sotik Plain, May, 1909 38 

 Photograph by R. Tjader. 



Large, black-maned lion killed on the Sotik Plain, May, 1909 38 

 Photograph by R. Tjader. 



The lioness which almost killed the author .... 46 

 Photograph by R. Tjader. 



A fine specimen 46 



Elephants coming through high bush and elephant grass . 64 

 Photograph by R. Tjader. 



A splendid trophy: a big bull elephant killed near the Gojito 



Mountains, 1906 64 



Photograph by R. Tjader. 



I-,arge bull giraffe, shot through the heart near Maungu R.R. 



station 78 



Photograph by H. Lang. 



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