150 



ON SAFARI 



pay. Hence, presumaLly, some small balance stood to 

 my credit. But I did not apply to the executors. 



On February 17, we struck camp and set out on the 

 long march to Laikipia, a Masai guide having been sent 

 by the kindness of Mr. Hobley. But that expedition 

 was not destined to be accomplished. We ran into a 

 period of tropical thunderstorms. Intense sun-heat all 

 the morning (temj^erature 98 degrees in our tents) would 

 be followed by a thunder-burst, with diluvial rains and a 

 sudden fall of 20 degrees within an hour. This brought 

 on an attack of my old enemy — fever, followed by 

 dysentery. There was no alternative but to abandon 

 the venture and fall back upon the railway. 



STERNUM OF OSTRICH. 



Sliowing eutire absence of a keel. 



