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EASTERN ETHIOPIA 
XV 
On the way to the lake, whilst followii]g the winding 
course of the river, a sing-sing or Defassa waterbuck 
was shot; the bullet broke its spine near the sacrum 
and paralysed the animal’s hindquarters. As we 
approached the wounded buck it raised its head, which 
was ornamented with a pair of horns thirty inches long, 
and snorted defiance at us. Some successful photo¬ 
graphs were taken of the noble animal, and then it was 
The Sing-Sing or Defassa Wat jrbuck. 
killed by a bullet through the heart. AYhen the animal 
was being Payed the skinner found a Snider ride bullet 
embedded in its Rank; it must have been in the 
animal’s body many months. Poor beast, it could not 
escape its fate, but it was a welcome addition to the 
camp larder, for though the meat is tough the porters 
find it palatable. 
. During the process of skinning and disembowelling 
the vultures and kites were dying in circles overhead, 
