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have fired but for the big bull. The Heuglin measured 

 10| inches ; its face-glands were of exceptional size. 

 In the afternoon, after attending to the Heuglin, 



I went fishing at the koodoo meshra, and caught first 

 of all a river-tortoise, and then a barbel of 10 Ib. As 

 the sun got behind the hill I knocked off fishing, and 

 waited for the koodoo. At the usual hour, i.e. just 

 before dark, there was a scuffle immediately behind 

 me, and down came a doe, followed by a smaller one, 

 but as there was no screen that side and I was 

 detected immediately, she went off with a couple 

 of snorts. At the same time A. says that he heard a 

 third go back up the hill. If so, it is to be hoped that 

 they were the usual three that I have already spared 

 twice running, and not the big bull. 



February 27th. Was up at 4 a.m., and sat above 

 the meshra until sunrise. Then made a regular tour 

 of the places where I have seen the big bull, but bar 

 two waterbuck on the other shore saw no signs of 

 animal life at all. Put a screen of boughs behind the 

 ambush at the meshra and returned to breakfast at 



II a.m. In the afternoon I took my rod to the meshra 

 above the cliff, but caught nothing, and afterwards 

 saw nothing when I sat over the meshra in the 

 evening. 



February 28th. Again up at 4 a.m. and went to the 

 koodoo cliff, and afterwards made the usual tour. 



