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which weighs less than an English Hare, we are chiefly indebted 

 to the author of the book before us. His account of these two 

 species, as indeed of other animals met with by him, is most 

 interesting. 



The Somali Hartebeest, Bubalis swaynei. 



With all his love of sport and adventure, we are glad to note 

 that he counsels moderation in the slaying of big-game, and we 

 feel sure that his remarks (p. 295) on the disappearance of 

 Elephants from certain parts of Somaliland owing to the incon- 

 siderate destruction of the females will commend themselves to 

 every reader of his book. 



"In the first enthusiasm of Elephant-shooting," he says, "it 

 is conceivable that a sportsman may shoot two or three cows as 

 well as bulls, as I have done ; but there is no reason, except the 

 temptation afforded by very exciting sport, why large numbers of 

 Elephants of both sexes should be destroyed in Somaliland. 

 They do no harm to the few plots of cultivation scattered at wide 

 intervals, and very few Somalis will eat their flesh. Though the 



