The Journal of a Sporting Nomad 
the smaller buck, such as duiker, ete. In these 
gaps were nooses ingeniously contrived, which, 
on being trodden upon by any unwary animal, 
would cause the victim to be suspended in the air 
by a leg. This form of trap was between that 
of a mole-trap such as is used in England and 
the common figure of 4 device. 
On the morning after our arrival at this place 
the whole country was overwhelmed with a huge 
flight of locusts. The trees and bushes were 
just coming into full leaf, everything looked 
bright and promising. What a difference this 
horde made to everything green in the short 
space of one day—they had devoured every- 
thing! In the evening when the sun goes down 
they take roost on bushes and trees, literally 
covering the whole of the branches and twigs. 
They do not take flight in the morning until the 
sun has risen for some time and attained to 
some strength. They appear to be lethargic — 
owing to the cold nights, and only leave their 
night quarters when evidently warmed up to 
the occasion. It is a strange experience to walk 
through a country that is overwhelmed by such 
a swarm. They rise in front of you in millions ; 
it is as though you were traversing a field on 
which were thickly strewn animated red leaves. 
The noise they make too, as they fly up, 
is quite distinct from any other sound I have 
ever heard. I could not help wondering what 
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