INDEX 
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Fever, enemy of African travellers, 99 ; 
author attacked by, 153, 157, 326 
“Fever trees” (mimosas), 36, 46 
Flamingoes, 377 
Francolins, 27, 68, 186 
Freeland Expedition, 124 
Frogs, 92 
“ Frolic,” author’s terrier companion, 8, 
20, 138, 146; death of, 149 
Fundi, author’s headman, 206 
Gala tribe, 431 
Game, author’s mode of protection from 
vultures, 23, 211, 241, 379; native 
fall-traps for, 33, 80, 106, 245 ; dis¬ 
tinctive odours of, 147 ; conditions for 
approaching, 285 ; native snares for, 
337 
Gazella peter si confused with G. granti 
and G. thomsoni , 9 
Geese, Egyptian, 64, 210, 260, 263, 
266, 269 ; nests, 356 
German mission station at Ikutha, 8, 
M 3 , 430 
Gibbs’ rifles, 5, 138 
Giraffe, 26, 61, 66, 75, 81, 93, 117, 
162, 164, 184; fall when shot, 22; 
northern species, 27, 412 ; height of 
bull, 87; resting, 117 ; in the Zoo, 
117 ; distinctive odour of bulls, 147 ; 
stalking, 169 ; vital spot, 169 ; at 
Lake Rudolph, 335 ; author’s specimen 
head, 411 ; Mr. De Winton’s remarks 
on existing forms, 412 
Giriama, 431 
Granite hills, 143 
Grant’s gazelle, horns, 9, 10 ; at Mac¬ 
kenzie River, 13, 17, 21, 24; at 
Mthara, 54, 67, 75 ; at El Bogoi, 81, 
201, 207 ; at Mount Nyiro, 92, 93 ; 
at Gwaso Nyiro River, 162, 165 ; at 
Seya River, 175, 176; at El Gereh, 
184 ; at Lorogi Mountains, 223, 238; 
breeding-time, 223, 335 ; skins prized 
byNdorobos, 227; author’s specimen 
in British Museum, 238 ; venison, 
248 ; at Lake Rudolph, 260, 261, 
266, 280, 289, 335 ; author’s observa¬ 
tions on, 380 
Grant’s zebra, 210 note , 372, 416 ; pro¬ 
portions, 425 
Grevy’s zebra, author’s observations on, 
17, 90, 415 ; cry, 17, 90, 416 ; limit 
of range, 18, 27 ; at Mthara, 67, 71 ; 
proportions, 90, 425 ; at Lorogi 
Mountains, 164 ; at Seya River, 175, 
176; at El Gereh, 186; at Lake 
Rudolph, 271, 275, 280, 286, 335 ; 
stalking, 375, 379 
Guinea-fowl, 8, 27, 68, 197, 224 ; 
crested, 142; horned, 142, 143, 290; 
vulturine, 142, 176, 290 
Gulls, 266, 278 
Gun - traps for hyenas or leopards, 
127, 315, 405; for lions, 397, 400, 
406 
Gwargess Mountain, 80, 163 
Gwaso Nyiro River, 48, 67, 74, 80, 83, 
84, 117, 163; game at, 161 ; routes 
for, 161 
Hamisi, a Swahili, 307, 311, 327, 328, 
330 
Hartebeeste, bastard ( Damaliscus lun 
atus), 274, 290 ; author’s new species 
( Bubalis neumanni ), 301, 303 
Herons, 266, 278, 379 
Hippos, 14, 64, 132, 147, 150, 153, 
156, 280, 289, 346 
Hoffman, Mr., head of German mission 
station at Ikutha, 430 
Hohnel, Lieutenant Von, 8, 13, 16, 21, 
32, 81, 269, 273, 275, 339, 351 
Holland rifle, 138, 182, 190, 214 
Honey, native mode of securing, 57 ; 
staple food of Ndorobos, 79, 245 ; 
substitute for sugar, 84, 104 ; presents 
from natives, 87, 104, 208, 212, 226, 
231, 247, 386, 390, 428; Wakamba 
use for, 144 
“ Hongo” (tribute), 41 
Horn measurements, Grant’s gazelle, 9, 
10 ; Peters’ gazelle, 9, 10 ; Thomson’s 
gazelle, 10, 11 ; rhinoceros, 54, 76, 
284, 353 ; impala, 118 ; B.neumanni , 
303 . 
Hornbills, cry, 31 ; nest, 129 
Hornets, Dr. Kolb stung by, 131 ; nest, 
131 
Hunting charms, Ndorobo, 115 ; efficacy, 
171 
Hunting weapons, author’s, 5, 121, 139; 
Wakamba, 25, 92, 253 ; Ndorobo, 
80, 94, 245 ; Wasanya, 431 
Hyenas, 27, 282, 313, 403 ; gun-trap 
for, 127, 315, 405 
Ibises, Sacred, 202, 210, 263, 266, 341 
Ikutha, German mission station, 8, 143, 
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Impala antelope, 8, 26, 41, 50, 75, 77, 
81, 89, 142; scarcity in Equatorial 
