22 Three Months' Leave in Somali Land. 



skinned and half cut up. No lions of course. 

 Had to sit up. Made a small zereba, Jama and 

 I entered at 3 p.m. About 6.30 a lion stalked 

 puietly out, and stood about ten yards, quarter 

 facing, head turned to me. Grot him on point of 

 shoulder half-way up, 10-bore hollow bullet. 

 Collapsed and died at once. Men came up on 

 hearing shot, brought dinner and coat, decided to 

 stay for other animal. Heard him coming as I 

 was eating; he came about 7.15, and smelt the 

 blood of the other lion ; he was too far off to 

 make certain, as it was nearly dark in the bush. 

 He went away, came round behind us and spotted 

 us I think ; he remained around, calling occa- 

 sionally till 11.30, when he went off, his call 

 sounding fainter and fainter in the distance. 

 Hard, hilly ground, no use trying for his tracks. 

 Lion measured 9 ft. 2^ in., hardly a sign of mane. 

 Rhino, horns (female, but a big one), front 12| in. 

 long, 16 in. circumference. Rear 7 in. long, 17 in. 

 circumference. Jama fooling with 12-bore has 

 broken a striker, gun useless. 



23ed, Tuesday. — Did an off-day in the morning, 

 looked after skins, &c. Took a stroll in the 

 afternoon, came on rhino pugs (fresh) in two 



