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somewhat after the fashion of the striped hyaena, and the 
skin is naked round the nose. 
I was too tired next day to go out upon the plain, so 
contented myself with shooting and skinning birds. Stan- 
ford, however, shot a hartebeest, and Mrs, Stanford two 
‘ owl ’ gazelle, with a single bullet, upon the plain. 
Next day I followed oryx on the plain, under a very hot 
sun, but was unsuccessful. In the afternoon two women 
came into camp complaining of some creatures in their 
STRIPED HYiENA. 
throats. We gave them the strongest emetic we could 
think of, without any result, so we gave them another. 
Still no result. We gave them a feather next to tickle 
their throats, and asked them why they were not sick. 
They answered that they were shy before so many men. 
Next morning they came and said that the creatures had 
gone, and ‘ salaamed.’ 
After filling all my water hams at Edegan, I started 
to cross the great waterless Hand, doing a ten hours’ 
