A Breath from the Veldt 



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Bush veldt landscape and distant view of the Zoutpansbcrg mountains 



Head of the rhinoceros bird immediately after death 



Any small attentions thankfully received 



Prince baking in an ant-heap . 



Kitwitjies attacking a white-necked crow 



Bustard from Pietersberg Flats 



Magato's stronghold, Zoutpansberg 



The curious way in which the bateleur eagle carries its head whilst hunting 



Quay vogel alarming game 



Tawny eagle stooping at wounded steinbuck 



Fish caught in Morkofero river 



Cornellis and his forest dolls (tailpiece) 



A baobab tree 



Fore-leg of the klipspringer when placed on the ground 



Waggons crossing a river 



Heads of young and old koodoo bulls 



"Umsheti" ..... 



Prince and donkeys carrying game to waggon 



The reedbuck in two attitudes of alarm 



Oom RoelePs outspan at Gong 



Game sledge for standing camp (tailpiece) 



Head of an adult reedbuck, showing soft horn bases 



Head of a reedbuck immediately after death 



Reedbucks and screaming eagle 



Nature's protest 



Head of a roan antelope cow 



First attitude of defence of a wounded sable bull 



Sketches of a sable bull at bay . 



How to sleep on the veldt (tailpiece) 



A buffalo cow falling 



Van Staden grallocking 



The voice of Africa 



Vultures going to roost . 



A vulture's bathing pool, Nuanetsi River (tailpiece) 



First spring of a koodoo bull as he starts to run 



The pace is hot for the first mile 



You may possibly lose some of your wardrobe 



And there are occasionally a few holes . 



" Ugh ! you brute, you spoilt that shot anyhow 



He stands at last 



The " coup de grace " . 



A dead koodoo bull 



Off home .... 



Kaffirs cutting up and skinning a koodoo bull 



Burchell's zebras at a pan 



Burchell's zebras feeding 



Sable antelopes feeding 



Usual attitude of a lion roaring in a standing position 



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