Diary. 3 



dik at about eighty yards (303) ; bullet passed 

 straight through, making large hole far side. 

 Shot a small bustard at sixty yards (303). 

 Missed two shots at big bustard at about 130 

 yards. One shot grazed and brought out feathers. 

 Stopped at Hamas for breakfast, thirty-two 

 miles. Saw many dik-dlk. Walked to Leferug, 

 forty miles. Plenty water, but very sandy. 

 Alas ! have forgotten filter. 



3rd January, Wednesday. — Marched to Man- 

 dera, forty-eight miles. Had a long shot at a 

 gazdla, about 180 yards, with 303 ; grazed him 

 underneath, for I heard bullet strike, and he 

 jumped straight up when hit. He went off for a 

 long way, going strong ; did not follow, as I 

 found only a few drops of blood on track. 

 Walked for about seven hours in the lesser' koodoo 

 jungle rouud Mandera. Saw many does and two 

 small bucks. Caught just a glimpse of the horns 

 of a good buck as he went off ; did not fire be- 

 cause of bushes, as I was using 500 with light 

 bullet. Towards evening came across another 

 buck, also going through bush ; could only see 

 horns ; fired through bushes ; bullet stopped and 

 broken up by branches ; no blood. Davis shot here 



