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EAST AFRICA AND ITS BIG GAME. 
expert in catching fish in every way, but their favourite method 
is to form a line and march slowly through the swamps border¬ 
ing the Tana, prodding in all directions with their fish-spears 
as they proceed. In this manner they capture very large 
quantities of fish, especially a species of silurus which run up 
to seven or eight pounds. 
The Somalis live north of the Tana, and rarely come so far 
south as the river, except in the height of the dry season to 
water their cattle, or occasionally in slave-raids on the Wa- 
kopoino and Gallas living near the river. The former they raid 
on for slaves and the latter to take their cattle. They are a fine 
race, much resembling the Gallas, but hardly so dark, with very 
much the same customs, and are increasing yearly in power, 
Being, however, Mohammedans, they are in some respects rather 
more enlightened. 
On September 28th we made an early start from Golbanti, 
and after two hours’ marching encamped on an arm of the 
Ashako Babo, which I believe is the Galla for the Pelican Lake. 
This is a fine shallow piece of water, abounding in water-birds 
and a few hippopotami, some ten miles long and a mile and a 
half in its widest part. Here we spent the middle of the day, 
to enable the men to cook their food and lay in a supply of 
water, as we knew we should have to encamp in the dry bush 
that night. At 2.30 we started, and after two and a half hours’ 
extremely hot march encamped in an open place in the bush. 
Next day we marched about three hours to my farthest camp 
of 1885, shooting at some top 4 on the way without success. We 
were, however, more successful in bagging seven vulturine guinea- 
fowl on a little hill, which was simply covered with these birds, 
sand-grouse, and partridges. In the evening I shot a tope and 
wounded another, and Hunter shot a water-buck ( Icuru ). 
The next day we halted, and all went out shooting in different 
directions. Pursuing a wounded tope I came across Greenfield, who 
informed me he had seen two fine lesser kudu, but had not seen 
my wounded animal. On separating again I found the wounded 
top6 and another, both of which I killed. Greenfield also shot a 
