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nor liis gun-bearer were able to distinguish what that 
dark rolling object was, and had half concluded it must 
be a rhino. On their arrival within 200 yards the cock 
ostrich stood up, and promptly received a bullet through 
his body. He provided plumes and feathers enough to 
supply an average family, but, as regards meat, was a 
complete fraud. There is little or nothing eatable on 
OSTRICHES. 
an ostrich. Needing no wing-muscles, the sternum has 
not even the rudiment of a keel, nor is there any flesh 
whatever on his breast, while the legs are all sinews. 
As we had both during the morning “jumped” 
several small antelope or dikdik of kinds unknown to 
us, we took Paradox guns that evening with the idea 
of forming line to walk-up these small buck, or whatever 
might befall. A very hot day, however, was now suc¬ 
ceeded by rain, and, probably owing to the grass being 
wet, several small animals were seen to break away wild 
before our advancing line. With a view to cut these 
