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(_)ii the way to tlif Like, whilst foUowiug the winding 

 course of the river, a sing-sing or Defassa waterl)uck 

 was shot; the laillet broke its spine near the sacrum 

 and paralysed the animal's hindrjuarters. As we 

 approached the wounded buck it raised its head, which 

 was ornamented vnth a pair of horns thirty inches long, 

 and snorted defiance at us. Some successful photo- 

 graphs were taken of the no1)le animal, and then it was 



The Sing-Sing or Defassa Wat irbuck. 



killed by a bullet tlirough the heart. AVhcn the animal 

 was being Hayed the skinner found a Snider rifle liullet 

 embedded in its Hank ; it must have been in the 

 animal's bo<ly many montlis. Poor beast, it could not 

 escape its fate, but it was a welcome addition to the 

 camp larder, for though tlie meat is tough the porters 

 find it palatable. 



During the process of skinning and disembowelling 

 the vultures and kites were Hying in circles overhead. 



