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in the somewhat more open grass velt, and, owing to 

 its brown colouring, is more easily seen than some of 

 the other small antelopes. 



As the sun sinks further and further in the west the 

 neighbourhood is more and more enlivened by the arrivals 

 from the animal world. My above-mentioned friends, the 

 wise storks, have, in company with vultures of various 



VULTURES 



;sorts, alighted on the branches of high trees close at 

 hand. Here and there also an eagle puts in an appear- 

 ance. Long chains of guinea-fowl run into the under- 

 wood ; in the glow of the evening sun the wonderfully 

 coloured " rollers " fly busily here and there. They have 

 to complete their hunt for insects before night sets in. 

 The clear song of the little wood francolins (Franco - 

 linns granli} makes itself heard, with now and again 



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