Hunting at High Altitudes 



The measurements of the best specimens of 

 the various heads, made by Rowland Ward in 

 London, some months after when the heads had 

 shrunk, were as follows : 



Length on Circum- 



outside curve, ference. Tip to tip. 



Hartebeest .......... 20^4 13 13/4 



Cape Duiker ........ 4^ 2 2^ 



Cape Oribi .......... 5% i^4 2 ^ 



Crawshay's Waterbuck 26^ 

 Letchwi ............. 32^ 



Reedbuck ........... 13^ 6 l / 2 



Sable ............... 46^ io>4 



Roan Antelope ....... 28^ 8^ 



Roan Antelope (Cow) 28^ J Z A 



Bushbuck ........... 14^ 5^ 



Eland .............. 30^ (3 



Eland (Cow) ........ 29 8^ 



Widest Breadth 



outside. of palm. Tip to tip. 



Blue Wildebeest ..... 23^ 4 14^4 



Buffalo (Bull) ...... 35 8^ 26^ 



Buffalo (Cow) ...... 35 4^ 21 



My battery on this trip consisted of a double- 

 barrel ejector 303, a 450 double-barrel ejector, 

 and a rook rifle. All the game except the buffalo 

 were killed with the 303, on which was a detach- 

 able telescope sight. This I found very useful in 

 dim lights. 



Geo. L. Harrison, Jr. 



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