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which danger lay, for the three started up the hill at racing 

 speed. I fired again twice before they were out of sight 

 over the next peak, and then held my head between 

 my hands for a few minutes, as the firing made the pain 

 very severe. Going to where the animals had been, we 

 found blood and followed it to the top of the peak, and on 

 arriving there two of the rams were seen comingf back 



OVIS AMMON (Shot oil 24th July). 

 Length on curve, 34V. Circumference, 165". Tip to tip, 27". 



round a shoulder of the hill, and going in the direction 

 from which they had originally come. 



They were about 150 yards or a little more away, 

 as I lay down on the edge of the hill and aimed at the 

 one further off. I fired twice at him and he rolled over 

 dead, and afterwards three times at the second, which fell 

 mortally wounded. Then we hurried down and found 



