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11| inches, which is pretty good for this species. On 

 returning to camp I found that the milch-goats had 

 arrived, my live stock now totalling 11 camels, 3 

 donkeys, 2 milch-goats, and 7 kids for baits. The 

 afternoon was spent over odd jobs, in the course of 

 which I discovered that the skin of one lioness had 

 sustained considerable damage by rubbing against 

 the camel-saddle with the hair-side downwards. 



April Wth. Marched some eight miles to Malia 

 maya. Ariel very numerous en route, but I did not 

 want them. Shot four guinea-fowl, taking crossing 

 shots as they flew to the river. Heard at Malia that 

 buffalo frequented the maya. Went out in the after- 

 noon, and shot a gazelle of 11| inches. In the evening 

 tied up a goat without success in the maya behind 

 the camp. A leopard roared in the distance. 

 When I shot the gazelle, I noted that an ariel 

 grazing 10 yards off took not the least notice. The 

 gazelle fell dead, shot through the shoulder at 80 

 yards. 



April llth. Spent a second night in bed. Towards 

 midnight a lion roared half a mile up-stream. Half an 

 hour later ariel, etc., called on the maya, and still later 

 we found fresh droppings of a lion close to the tree 

 where I had tied the goat. Went out in the early 

 morning to look for the buffalo, but found no fresh 

 sign, and afterwards constructed a machan where I 



