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on the other side of the valley. . . . The next morning I 

 crossed the river and soon saw some waterbuck and a roan 



A BAGHIRMI HONEY HUNTER 



antelope lying down with them. A lucky shot as he galloped 

 off knocked him over. He was an enormous beast, 15 hands 

 3 inches with a good head, though as a rule these animals 

 carry small horns for their size. ... An Arab boy who has 

 come in from Mandjr.ffa tells me that the Banda there have 

 killed an elephant. This evening I did a round up the river 

 and as I was returning by moonlight I heard the crackling 

 of broken rushes and all the movements of a big beast. 

 We all made sure that it was a rhino, but on cautiously 



