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with my rod, and I afterwards disturbed five more 

 on the way to sit over the meshras above camp in 

 the evening, but I saw nothing with horns. 



March kih. Was up at 4 a.m. and went off at 

 dawn to the hill above the camp. Saw one herd of 

 five doe koodoo, and another doe with three young 

 ones, grazing among the ravines ; but nothing came 

 down to drink. Disturbed a wart-hog with fair 

 tusks, and as M. and A. were making an impromptu 

 beat, they found the remains of a 36-inch koodoo 

 bull, obviously killed this season by a lion, which 

 possibly accounts for the absence of any male at 

 present. He had white points, which, according to 

 M., means that he would never have grown bigger. 

 I kept the head for my Hindustani cook, A. B., 

 though not at all sure whether the Sudan Govern- 

 ment will allow it to be exported. I then went to 

 the meshra, and sat where I had seen the hartebeest 

 yesterday. A herd came out on the opposite side 

 and drank 200 yards off ; and I gave the bull a right 

 and left in desperation, but, as usual, pulled off, 

 and saw both bullets strike a couple of feet to the 

 right, elevation being all that could be desired. 

 I then sat on till 11.30, but saw nothing save gazelle 

 and ariel. I sent off A. to fetch M., who was marking 

 on the hill-top, and started for camp along the high 

 bank to the right of the stream, having observed 

 that hartebeest are very partial to making a long halt 



