INDEX 



Peters, Dr. Carl, 44, 7^. 

 Photography, difficulty of photo- 

 graphing wild animals, 275. 

 outfit for, 279/?. 

 Polygamy, 248, 250, 251, 254, 258. 

 Porters, 24, 26. 

 Portuguese, East Africa, 104, 112, 



153- 

 Posho, 24. 

 PufF adder, appearance of, 227. 



deadly bite of, 228. 



method of striking of, 228. 



photographing, 229^. 



Uganda, 228. 

 Python, characteristics of, 230. 



distribution of, 230. 



first encounter with, 232. 



habits of, 231. 



Quail, 243. 



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Rainfall, 2. 



Reed buck, 12, 17. 



Reserves, game, 15, 17-20. 



Rhinoceros, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 16, 27, 197. 



black, habits of, 131. 



courage and ferocity of, 143, 147, 

 148. 



curious horns of, 131, 132. 



first encounter with, 143. 



five species of, 130. 



good eyesight of, 136, 139. 



great strength of, 136. 



protection against, 150. 



scent of, 140. 



white, 130. 

 Rifles, Express (.577), 60, 67, 79, 

 MS, 148. 



Mannlicher (6.5 m.m.), 6y, 120, 

 170, 190, 232. 



Mauser (11 m.m.), 38, 61, 163, 22,7. 



Winchester (.50), 49. 



Winchester (.405), 78, 157, 207, 

 233, 240. 



Rift Valley, 9, 15, 193, 204, 208, 224. 

 Rinderpest, 104, 257. 

 Ringler, Mr. G., 7^. 

 Roan antelope, 12, 16. 



description of, 164. 



habitat of, 160. 



habits of, 164. 



hunting, 161. 

 Roosevelt, Colonel, 69, 94, 115, 126, 

 132. 



address to Camp-Fire Club by, 299. 



advice to hunters by, 304. 



experience of, with hippo, 92. 



testimony of, 266. 

 Roosevelt, Kermit, 166. 

 Routes of travel, hints on, 298. 

 Rufijii River, 92. 

 Rumuruti, 8. 

 Ruwenzori Mountains, 68. 



Sable antelope, i, 16. 



appearance and size of, 165. 



characteristics of, 166. 



habitat of, 165. 

 Safari, 20. 



day's march of, 26. 



expense of, 21-23. 



food supplies for, 24. 



outfitting of, 21. 



porters of, 26. 

 Salutation, native form of, 328, 329. 

 Samburu country, 77. 

 Schillings, Mr. C, 147. 

 Schmidt, Mr. C. E., experience of, 



with hippo, 92. 

 Scorpions, 235. 

 Seasons, 13. 

 Selous, Mr. F. C, 10, 31, 112, 167, 



experience of, with elephant, 68, 70. 

 Seringetti Plains, 12, 77. 

 Serval, 9. 



Shimba Hills, i, 165. 

 Shulalongkorn, His Majesty, King 

 of Siam, testimony of, 269. 



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