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safer from crocodiles, which abound in ihis spot, than the 

 parts where the water is still. 



While I was going up-stream towards the ])ath by 

 which the mules were to descend, a hippo showed his 

 head above water, and I fired three shots without any 

 apparent effect. We could sec the mules still loaded 

 standing under some trees in the distance, and suddenly 



I. Ccn-ica/ra tetiutua l>ohoi\ 



•?. ,, intermediate between C. r. bohorz'aA C. r. cottoni. 



3. „ intermediate between C. r. bolwr and C. r, ivartii. 



Side View of Skulls of Reeobuck. 



heard two shots fired, which had the effect of disturbing 

 the herd of hippo, which were close to us at the time. 



When I reached the caravan, 1 did a little forcible 

 talking to my men for disturbing the game, but they said 

 that they fired the .shots as signals, not knowing where 

 I was. After tea I walked some way up-stream and saw 

 numerous hippo and bushbuck tracks, but nothing else. 

 Late in the evening the headman of the little village we 

 passed on our way down, followed by a procession of 



