196 A SPORTING TRIP THROUGH ABYSSINIA chai>. 



now led us to the top of the second hne of chff, down 

 which the path was so bad that my men described it 

 as "only fit for monkeys." It was really practicable 

 enough for men with bare feet, but it was trying work 

 obtaining a foothold with boots. However, I sent the 

 mule back to join the others and eventually got down 

 safely. On the broken ground below I saw some white- 



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Front View of Skulls of Reedbuck. 



fronted little monkeys, known as "tota," feeding on 

 berries, and managed to bag a couple with solid bullets, 

 fortunately without much damage to the skins. 



We then pushed our way through a dense, tangled 

 jungle to the shade of some fine trees by the edge of 

 the river, which was here some 70 yards wide and of a 

 dirty brown colour. The point we had reached lay a 

 little distance above the ford, which skirts the edge of 

 some broken water ; this being, according to the natives. 



