176 WILD LIFE UNDER THE EQUATOR. 
something laughable, his arms being extended their full 
length ; for he lay on his back, while his big fetich was 
resting on the middle of his chest; his gun lay by his 
side, and one of his knees was up, while the other limb 
was stretched out toits full length. All three carried on 
a little snoring musical concert, but that evening Gambo 
certainly carried off the palm for noise. I did not want 
to awake the good fellows, for they had worked hard, and 
we intended to have another tremendous hunt, for we 
designed to kill a leopard if possible. I told the boys to 
go to sleep, and I myself kept watch. It was soon four 
o'clock in the morning, and the singing of the gray par- 
tridge, a new species which I discovered, soon warned 
me that another day was about to begin. 
