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December 2. — 1 rhinoceros, 1 lioness. 



3. — 1 rhinoceros, 1 eland-antelope, 3 zebras, 



I have noticed on four separate occasions that the eland, when it- 

 has been wounded and disabled from escaping, becomes a bold and 

 active assailant. In each of these cases the antelopes had a leg shot- 

 off, and it seemed an impossibility that they should be able to rise again- 

 after they had once fallen. Nevertheless they managed to limp about 

 very dexterously, and defended themselves wdth great agility and 

 energy. 



4. — Guaso Bolio. 1 Beisa antelope, 1 wild cat, 3 partridges. 



5. — Mogodeni. 3 rhinoceroses. 



7. — 3 rhinoceroses, 1 antelope, similar to the spring-buck, species, 

 unknown to me ; 2 of the rhinoceroses attacked us. 



9. — Nyemps Mdogo. 2 red partridges, 1 partridge. 



15. — Near the Hot stream. 1 eland-antelope, 1 water-buck. 



20. — Guaso Nyuki. 1 rhinoceros. 



23. — 2 rhinoceroses (with both barrels). 



26. — '2 buffaloes (with both barrels). 



28. — 2 buffaloes, 1 rhinoceros (the latter attacked us). 



29. — Miwiruni. 1 rhinoceros, 1 zebra. 



30. — 2 eland-antelopes, 1 hartebeest. 



31. — On the march. 1 eland-antelope, 1 rhinoceros, which attacked 

 the caravan several times. 



1888 



January 2. — Near the dried-up lake. 1 buffalo, 1 gazelle Thom- 

 sonii. 



5. — Guaso Nyuki. 1 buffalo. 



7. — 1 rhinoceros, 2 buffaloes, 3 elephants. 



8. — 2 buffaloes (with both barrels). On the second buffalo being 

 hit he began scenting for me like a hound, and then attacked me, 

 when I shot him dead with a bullet in the neck. 



10.— 3 buffaloes. 



12. — 1 rhinoceros, 2 buffaloes, 2 wounded buffaloes escaped. 



13. — 3 elephants. 



15. — 2 buffaloes, 2 zebras, 2 bullets from the 500-bore Express, 

 fired at 50 paces, went right through ihe body of the first buffalo,, 

 smashing both ribs. 



16. — Guaso Nyuki. 4 elephants, for which the 577-bore Express, 

 even at a distance of 90 paces, proved itself sufficiently powerful. 



17. — 4 buffaloes. Three of these out of one herd, killed with 3 



