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harder to judge the impala horn than the horn of any other. 

 Twenty-six is a fair measurement. Twenty-eight inches 

 can be got. They sometimes go off when frightened with 

 a series of extraordinary high bounds. I am quite sure that 

 I have seen impala, so bounding, rise at least ten feet into 

 the air. A good buck will go one hundred and eighty 

 pounds. I have known a leopard carry a full-sized buck 

 impala, horns and all, high up into a well-grown tree, and 

 so hide it from the vultures. 



Topi: 



An ugly antelope, darker and smaller than a kongoni. 

 In most places rather shy of approach. Common in Nzoia 

 and at Muhroni near the lake. If shot too far back will 

 give you a lot of trouble. 



Grant Gazelle: 



A beautiful antelope with a beautiful head. Ten are 

 allowed on a licence, but it seems a shame to shoot 

 anything like so many. Shoot the useless and fat 

 zebra instead, when you want meat for sefari. Grant 

 are widely distributed. There are some very large heads 

 to be got. Southeast of Naivasha near Shuswa (the ex- 

 tinct crater) I have shot a apj-inch head. A distinct 

 species of Grant (annotata) is found on Laikipia plateau. 

 These have not so heavy heads; 24 inches is a good meas- 

 urement. 



Robert's Eye, another Grant, is quite plentiful south of 

 the railroad toward the German line. The horns are quite 

 extraordinarily widely spread at the tips. A good Grant 

 buck will weigh about 150 pounds. 



Thompson Gazelle: 



Tommy are everywhere except on the Nzoia. There 

 you never see one. They have been so cruelly shot down 

 that the numbers are greatly reduced. Grant and Tommy 

 often run in herds together. Tommy are much smaller, 

 weighing (the buck) about ninety pounds. A thirteen-inch 



