34 Three Months' Leave in Somali Land. 



as lion kept going in a circle, no hope of getting 

 him out of it ; gave him up as I saw no chance of 

 his giving me a shot. N.B. — A wounded lion, 

 unless cornered, does not seem keen on fighting, 

 and this was a big male. Saw very little blood 

 to-day. Left camp at 5.50 a.m. Grot back at 

 4.40 p.m. 



10th, Saturday. — Marched west five and a 



quarter hours, roughly fifteen miles. Camels 



lightly laden went fast. Saw fresh tracks of 



lioness, led back to Adaleh and thence struck off 



in direction of big jungle at Thein. Did not 



follow further. She is the mate of the wounded 



one. Shot at dik-dik on march. First six shots 



missed four dik-dik, one bustard (small), wounded 



and lost one dik-dik, next six shots killed four 



dik-dik, one bustard (small), one hare. Lord 



Delamere's party went this road to the Webi 



yesterday. Small well at this place named Bali 



Gabali . 



11th, Sunday. — Marched five hours north- 

 west, came across some bush jungle with tracks 

 of lesser koodoo, saw three does and one buck, 

 but could not get a shot. Ordered camp, as I 

 want to get a head of this species. Kdrid one 



