THE EAHAD RIVER 209 



had perched myself in the tree the previous evening. 

 In the afternoon I examined the Kahad below camp 

 an utterly impossible country, overgrown with rank 

 vegetation. In the evening I tied up a goat and sat 

 in the machan without success, returning to it once 

 more after dinner. 



April 12th. Spent a fruitless night in the machan. 

 In the morning examined the maya. No fresh 

 tracks, and nothing about but ariel. I then went 

 under R's guidance to some low ground up-stream, 

 where I saw a very fair reedbuck, and might have 

 had a standing shot at 60 yards, but tried to get 

 a kneeling one, when he made off. Later saw a herd 

 of ariel feeding in the dry bed of the Rahad, and got 

 within 50 yards, securing a fair buck of 13| inches. 

 In the afternoon I returned to look for the reedbuck 

 of the morning, but did not see him. I tied up a goat 

 in the evening without success, but have a suspicion 

 that some large animal was about, possibly buffalo or 

 elephant. After dinner I went to the machan for the 

 night. 



April I3th. The night passed without incident, 

 and I broke camp and marched some 8 miles to 

 Malwiya maya, crossing Khor Semsem en route, 

 which is marked in most maps, though a mere drain. 

 Guinea-fowl were plentiful, and I again took crossing 

 shots as they made for the river, securing three. In 

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