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After passing Lake Solai the Jackson's hartebeest has been the only kind of 

 hartebeest found, and from there, westwards, is plentiful both in East Africa and 

 Uganda. The sing-sing waterbuck is also common in these parts and westward. 



After crossing the Aberdares, this animal takes the place of the common 

 waterbuck. North of the Ngishu plateau and towards Saragoi (Sirgoi) lions 

 are plentiful, elephants also are found in the bush and forests adjacent. This 

 part has, however, become such a favourite resort for sportsmen during the last 

 few years that the best of the shooting is now over ; moreover, great blocks of 

 this plateau are being occupied by Boer settlers. In the lower country to the 

 west are the slightly bush-covered plains of Lake Victoria. Game is plentiful 

 near Muhoroni Station and south of the Nandi Hills. There are found roan, topi, 

 Thomas's cob, and Ward's reedbuck, the last two of these not occurring in any 

 of the ordinary shooting grounds of British East Africa. The country about is 

 more of a bush country. 



Striking in from Voi towards Taveta, one comes to the famous Serengeti 

 Plains. On these are found giraffe and Waller's gazelle, in addition to the 

 ordinary plain-dwellers, while in the surrounding bush are found oryx callotis and 

 the lesser kudu. These plains are so dry that to shoot in comfort the sportsman 

 must go during, or just after, the rains. Towards Shimba and Mount Kilibasi 

 there is a certain amount of plain country, but the majority of the animals worth 

 shooting, such as sable, buffalo, and lesser kudu, are found in the bush. On 

 these plains and towards Kilimanjaro is found the little Zanzibar suni or Grave 

 Island gazelle, so called because it was first discovered on Grave Island, off the 

 town of Zanzibar. Haggard's oribi is also found in these parts and about the 

 railway line near Samburu Station. 



Following up the Tana River from its mouth a few patches of open country 

 are crossed, and again near the coast in the Tana province. On these topi may 

 be seen, and by going a little way up the Tana that very local animal, Hunter's 

 antelope, may be found. 



In Jubaland are many plains and much semi-bush-plain country. This country 

 is practically untouched by sportsmen, as it requires an escort of several hundred 

 armed men before one is able to move about it in safety. 



I have heard much of the Beskaya Plains as a shooting resort, and, according 

 to accounts, oryx, buffalo, lion. Hunter's antelope, giraffe, and elephant are all 

 common there. 



Where I have mentioned elephant in connection with the plains it does not 

 necessarily follow that these animals may be seen stalking about in the open, 



