ILLUSTRATIONS 



The exact spot where the lioness fell, taken from the exact 



spot we crouched when we shot her 116 



"I placed the little gold bead of my 405 Winchester where I 



thought it would do the most good" 117 



The lioness that charged when I had only the Springfield 



and no gunbearer. Also Mavrouki and Memba Sasa . 146 

 The lion we killed out of the band of eight after following 



them for hours 147 



The safari lined up for roll call 1 58 



"With these three raw materials, M'ganga and his men set 



to work" 159 



The maneless lion killed on the Isiola 180 



Grevy's Zebra 181 



"That wonderful phenomenon, the gathering of the carrion 



birds" 188 



Fundi 189 



"In a very short time, we had left the plains, and were 



adrift in an ocean of grass" 232 



"By half an hour we had acquired a long retinue" .... 232 



"The native quarters lying in the hollow" 233 



"In short, it was a genuine, scientific, well-kept golf course" 233 



Meru. In the native quarters. Women grinding corn . . . 244 

 "It resembles the rolling, beautiful downs of a first-class 



country club" ' 245 



Meru 245 



"They were evil looking savages" .252 



"It was as fine a panoramic view as one could imagine" . .253 

 "Where we could pitch camp generally this was atop a 



ridge" 253 



M'booley and two of his wives 256 



"They were dressed in grass skirts and carried long shields" 256 



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