MOUFFLON-STALKING IN CYPRUS 347 



previously been visible. Moreover, an animal wbich 

 may be quite invisible to oneself may have a very 

 good view of one's legs. Fortunately the moufflon 

 does not see very well, and like many wild animals 

 depends mostly on his nose for protection, in which 

 matter the constantly changing and baffling winds 

 of his forests help him much. 



The first day in camp is generally occupied in 

 settling in, but on the second, having been engaged 

 in shooting stone-hens (Perdix Grceca) for the pot in 

 the morning, I went out to look for moufflon after 

 lunch, alone (as Jerome,-^ whom I had engaged at 

 Kykkou as stalker and camp-servant, had gone to 

 the monastery for some supplies), but spied a good 

 deal of likely ground in vain. It appeared to me 

 that ithere were too many sheep and goats about in 

 this part of the forest for much chance of sport, 

 but this was an erroneous idea, for I afterwards saw 

 plenty of moufflon right amongst the herds. 



After lunch a forest - guard, whom I afterwards 

 got to know much better by the name of Mustapha, 

 appeared, and told me that the best place for moufflon 

 was farther south, and also that there were no hares 

 (so useful in a camp kitchen) so high up. On his 

 advice we decided to move lower down, for we were 

 sick of this camp. Our tents were continually 

 thrashed by every wind that blew, the nights were 

 very cold, the water-supply but scanty, and the whole 

 camp horribly dusty and dirty, so we gave Mustapha 

 a letter to the muJchtar or head-man of the village 

 of Pano Panagia, to which he was bound, to send us 

 pack animals on the next day but one. 



1 Greek — Caralampi. 



