TWO DIANAS IN SOMALILAND 45 
ing’s Gazelle, and the exquisitely graceful koodoo, the 
most beautiful animal, to my thinking, that lives in 
Somaliland, The horns are magnificent, with the most 
artistic of curves. The females are hornless in this 
species also. When come upon suddenly, or when 
frightened, this animal “ barks ” exactly as our own red 
deer are wont to do. In colour they are of a greyish 
hue, and their sides are striped in lines of white. 
It was not our intention to stay and stalk the quan- 
tities of game about us. Our desire was all to push on 
to the kingdom of His Majesty King Leo. So for days 
we went on halting o 5 nights now in glorious scenery, 
and everywhere the game tracks were plentiful. The 
other side of the Golis we thought really lovely, the 
trees were so lofty and the jungle so thick. The 
atmosphere was much damper, and it was not long 
before we felt the difference in our tents. However, 
there was one consolation, water was plentiful, and 
we were so soon to leave that most necessary of all 
things. 
The birds were beautiful, and as tame as the spar- 
rows in Kensington Gardens. One afternoon I walked 
into a small nullah, where, to my joy, I found some 
ferns, on which some of the most lovely weaver-finches 
had built their nests. The small birds are, to my 
mind, the sweetest in the world. Some were crimson, 
some were golden, and the metallic lustre of their 
plumage made them glitter in the son. There was also 
a variety of the long-tailed whydah bird, some honey - 
suckers, and a number of exquisite purple martins. 
Two of the last flew just behind me, snapping up the 
