THE NDOROBO COUNTRY 



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chiefly oryx and Grant's gazelle, with zebra of both species, and 

 a few rhinos where a sufficient supply of water is within reach, 

 and here and there giraffe, while in suitable localities a 

 sprinkling of waterbuck, impala and Waller's gazelle are to be 

 found, and occasionally ostriches. I shot one of the last, a cock 



Scene on Gwaso Nyiro with Waller's Gazelle {Lit/wcrariius 'walleri) 



6 AND 9 IN CHARACTERISTIC ATTITUDES. 



in pretty good plumage, and was always able to kill sufficient 

 game to provide meat for myself and men. 



During the first two days twelve streams were crossed, 

 all coming out of the Jambeni Range. These are the 

 head waters of the branch of the Tana River called by 

 Chanler and Von Hohnel the Mackenzie. I should add, with 

 regard to the range so called on Von Hohnel's map, that the 

 natives really apply that name onl)' to the highest peak, and 

 do not use it (nor any general title) to describe the whole 

 range. On the third day we were fortunate enough to get 

 water in a hole in the rocky bottom of a gully (which is often 



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