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EAST AFRICA AND ITS BIG GAME. 
kudu, one wart-hog, one oribi, one oryx, three Walleri, and 
some Kirkii. We might also, if we had felt bloodthirsty, have 
killed rhinoceros, buffalo, giraffe, and topd, but had bagged 
plenty of these before. It was here also that I saw the largest 
lizard that I ever saw in Africa. Our attention was first 
drawn to him by my dogs (which had been let loose to look 
for a wounded Walleri) suddenly baying at a small bush. On 
looking into it I saw the head of what I imagined was an 
enormous snake. It, however, almost immediately bolted out, 
and proved to be a brightly-coloured lizard of at least sixty 
pounds. My Gallas threw their spears at him and secured 
him. They, however, effectually spoilt his skin, which I much 
regretted. 
On October 26 we left Connor and marched parallel to a 
large ziivci (pool) for an hour and forty minutes entirely through 
bush; here we spent two nights, and bagged some wart-hog 
and lesser kudu. The chief excitement I had was after 
a wounded wart-hog that went to ground; we tried hard to 
smoke him out, but, I think, succeeded in suffocating him with 
the smoke. He was dragged out by my dog-boy Suede, who 
had to crawl into the hole. An enormous number of long- 
eared bats came out in the smoke. 
Our next march took us along the river until we found 
ourselves opposite Little Mallalulu, and having seen some shady 
trees on the bank, we ordered the bush underneath them to be 
cleared away. This formed a very pretty camp on the high 
bank, and we had also the benefit of a cool wind that was 
blowing up the river. Several snakes were here killed in the 
camp, and one dropped off the bough of a tree unpleasantly 
near to our men’s heads, who were engaged in pounding rice. 
After a rest, during the middle of the day we all went out 
shooting, but I was the only one who had any luck, which 
consisted of one lesser kudu with a poor head. The next day 
I shot a Walleri and a wart-hog, but my friends were again 
unlucky. 
The boats, which had had hard work against the heavy stream, 
