xxx GAME BIRDS FOR SPORT AND POT 
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round the corner of a bush. Also, he is delicious to 
eat. The species is extremely common at the northern 
extremity of Lake Natron. 
There are quite half a dozen varieties of guinea-fowl 
in British East Africa, several of which, though 
common, are forest dwellers. The settler, however, 
usually knows but two: the common guinea-fowl, 
which he shoots in the neighbourhood of his farm 
(either Reichenow’s guinea-fowl or the Abyssinian 
helmeted guinea-fowl), and the vulturine guinea-fowl, 
which he may meet on his travels. The former can 
hardly ever be induced to provide a sporting shot at 
all, and trusts mainly to his pedestrian powers—wherein 
he is quite right, as the power of his legs is infinitely 
superior to that of his wings. To acquire his carcase, 
I would recommend allowing a dog to chase him into 
a tree, from which position he can be blown off at 
leisure. It is as well to make certain that the article 
at which you are aiming is a bird, and not a beehive. 
The writer made the mistake once, but will not 
repeat it. 
The beautiful vulturine guinea-fowl loves desert 
sandy country, and is almost certain to be found there 
in the neighbourhood of water. He is a far finer flier 
than his relative; indeed, I have seen a flock of 
vulturines rise and come rocketing over on the wind 
almost out of shot. On the ground they can be easily 
distinguished by their long tails. 
The Quail is sometimes very plentiful, and of course 
affords good sport. The objection to him is that he is 
easy to shoot, hard to pick up, a small mouthful when 
cooked, and won’t keep long. The varieties in the 
Protectorate are : Delegorgue’s, the common, and the 
button quail. Of these the first named is much the 
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