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escaped tliroiigh an irrational care for their precious 

 black skins. For a mob of noisy beaters there was no 

 danger whatever. 



The nomad Masai were moving towards the lake, and 

 this evening (August 5) we saw in many directions the 



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GOLIATH HERON — Biggest of his tribe. 



smoke of grass-fires where they were burning-off the 

 dead herbao;e. We next mornino- walked down toojether 

 to examine the marvellous bird-life that swarms around 

 the shores of Lake Nakuru. Never have I seen greater 

 aggregations or such variety of water-fowl. These be- 

 longed to forms and genera all familiar, yet specifically 

 almost everv bird was an entire strano'er to me. The 



