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ON SAFARI 



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us a l)atli for a liaby. In niuuy places,, in contrast to 

 sucli huge depressions, were the clear-cut impressions 

 made liy the hoofs of the water-I)uck. AVhilst we were 

 discussing them I happened to look acioss the reed-beds, 

 and within thirty yards of us thei'c stood two of these 



The I'lamingo. 



beautiful beasts — male and female — watching us 

 between the trees, and as motionless as if they formed 

 part of the thicket. These antelopes stood (juite still as 

 long as we were simply content to watch them, but the 

 instant the gunbearer moved to hand me a rifle they 

 were off like the wind. Proceeding along the shore wc 



