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Masirori Swamp, where they stick until driven out by floods. 

 We saw much sign of them around the edges. Inaccessi- 

 ble except at flood times. 



To the above ^'game'' animals may be added the follow- 

 ing large species: 



37. Crocodile. — Mara River and Victoria Nyanza. 



38. Ostrich. 



39. Jackal. 



40. Serval. 



VI 



I shot again the new Springfield rifle, using the spitzer 

 pointed bullet of 165 gr. and 172 gr. weight. Some of these 

 had been exposed to tropical conditions for three years, but 

 I could see-no deterioration. Their performance was uni- 

 form and very deadly. The same could not be said of the 

 150 gr. service bullet, forty rounds of which I used as a trial. 

 Their action was too erratic, as a certain proportion of them 

 showed a tendency to dive outrageously. In my opinion 

 the 172 gr. U. M. C. bulletis an ideal hunting cartridge; as 

 was also the Winchester 165 gr. The latter, unfortunately, 

 is no longer manufactured. An analysis of the work done 

 by this weapon results as follows : 



Shots fired .... 260 



Hits 199 



Misses 61 



Of the above 135 animals killed with this rifle, 98 went 

 down to one shot each. The longest range was 421 yards; 

 the average for antelope , 196 yards. These measurements 

 were all paced. 



