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horns 31 J inches in length, the best of the two 

 shot previously having horns of 3of inches only. 

 My oryx heads were not, therefore, particularly 

 good ; but they make handsome trophies. 



In the country near the Tana River I stalked 

 and shot a fine eland bull with heavy, well-shaped, 

 and well-marked horns, 26 inches long and 11 J 

 inches in circumference round the base. This 

 stalk was the best piece of work Tagarru put in. 

 We saw a herd of eland in the distance, and 

 Tagarru, by a careful examination with the 

 glasses, saw that the bull was lying down within 

 shot of a deep, dry water-course, his exact position 

 being marked by a tree. We accordingly made a 

 long detour, struck the water-course, and followed 

 it as far as the tree. I then crawled carefully up 

 the bank and found the bull lying down. He was 

 directly facing me, and the distance was about 

 200 yards. While I was trying to adjust myself 

 on the ground, so as to get a good aim at his neck, 

 the bull became suspicious and rose to his feet, 

 offering me an easy shot at his chest. I had the 

 telescope-sight and took the shot at once, and killed 

 him with a single bullet from the •350. With a 

 high-velocity rifle the shot in the chest is a very 

 deadly one. 



I cannot be sure as to the place in which I shot 

 the wild dog, but think it was in the country 

 between Nyeri and Embu. My memory is clear 

 as to the incident. The negroes with me said 

 that they heard the cry of some animal in distress, 

 and ran forward. They came upon some hunting- 

 dogs, but if there was any other animal the dogs 

 must have completely devoured it in a few seconds, 



