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birds to study their habits. In this pursuit, whon we were 

 not travelling, I was wont to spend the mornings and evenings 



BAGHIRMI AT A WELL 



of my days. It was pleasant wandering through the cool 

 forest thickets, sometimes to emerge into the green-carpeted 

 glades just in time perhaps to catch a glimpse of antelope or 

 waterbuck as they bounded away to cover in the bush. On 

 these solitary walks, when I would spy some rare or unknown 

 bird through my glasses and watch from my hiding-place its 

 movements and habits to learn a httle of its hfe -history, or 

 creep cautiously through the crackUng thicket to within the 

 range of my shot, my pleasure was as great and my heart 



