WILD LIFE ACROSS THE WORLD 



particular clump, but failed to discover it. The 

 nesting-places of this species remained a mystery, for we 

 could never find one, and the best information as to 

 their whereabouts that we could obtain was some hazy 

 native idea that they were only to be found on the tops 

 of the highest and most inaccessible hills. 



When we gave up the search and cast off from this 

 clump with the intention of proceeding to Bird Island, 

 a pull of about four miles, we found a small gale 

 blowing ; as a result there was a nasty choppy-like 

 sea which, if the boat had been smaller, would very 

 soon have swamped us. 



Personally I was very glad to get back to shore. 

 During the afternoon, whilst engaged in catching 

 butterflies, which were both numerous and beautiful 

 here, we saw some rock rabbits. I at once sent a boy 

 back to camp for the camera, and secured some studies, 

 the day thus proving more profitable than at first 

 seemed likely to be the case. 



May 27. — The day being calm, we again went out 

 on the lake in the same boat as yesterday, but on this 

 occasion took Ero, our Masai boy, instead of the two 

 useless savages. 



This time we reached Bird Island quite easily, 

 and, going ashore, soon constructed two " hide-ups," 

 one at each end of the islet. From these I succeeded 

 in getting some pictures of cormorants and sacred ibis. 



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