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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 with great agility and. 

 energy. 



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



5. — Mogodeni. 8 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. 



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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 



