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(193) was backbroken but allowed us to take photos at 10 feet offering no 
resistance. ‘Shot five vellow billed mallaria and one francolin. Saw 
several large white-winged bustards. Gaveht in the traps two Otomys, 
several Lophuxvorys ani one Arvicanthus masaicus. The veldt all about 
here for several miles has been hummed off and is now black and a few 
short green spears of grass apnesring. Orihi, however, are cormon in this 
bummed plain. Many burroxvs of ant-bears, many auite fresh, were seen 
today. 24: Went out to the sane swarm where the lion was seen yesterday, 
but nothing conld be beat out. About 4 ©.K. we bepan shooting buck on 
the way back. ™.8. shot n record ¢ Oribi, horns §-3/4 inches; he also 
shot some konponinand one topi for food. RR. shot ® bustard, (Otis 
coffrra). This is the red-neoked, white-winged one of Maikipia and the 
Sotik and Ruff Valley country. 1 shot a @ bohor with 10 inch horns. 
253: Hove carn about 7 miles northeast to some stone bomas. Saw very 
little same on the way over. Went outs ath three in the long grasa for 
lions but sar none. Many bohor and orihi were seen in the grass. (195) 
T.R. shot two young adults with slendex, rather straight horns of about 
9 inches leneth. 26: Left the stone horna early and beat up a creek bed 
but finshed no lions. When nearing camp we saw a topi vith the lower part 
of the face white like a blesbok. 7.2. marsued it but did not get a shot 
at it. “hen everyone attempted to prot a shot but it bolted and was lost. 
Scally said that some af the boors had sean this one before and that 
another was reported from Sirgoit. Struck camp in the old place at the 
edre of the escarpment where we carmed late in the P.H., at 6 O'clock on 
the way down, 27: Got away early and made camp at noon at the bridge 
at 8600 feet elevation. Day very (196) windy and misty. No game of any 
sort seen along the wa. In the meadow near cann were many giant lobelias, 
which I photographed. ‘Canght e lerge number of mise hefore dark. The 
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apecies were Arvicanthus pumilin, Otomya and Lophuromys, both the latter 
being exceedinely cormon. in the night I caneht both species of the 
poronysous-like mouse and the Deandrorms inatenis. “Three of the Otomys 
and one Lophuromysa were badly sealped and eaten by Crocidura, but I failed 
to entch any of these shrews. Vegetation in foreat, Juniper, jew and 
bamboo with gray olive and Hypertounm on margin. 28: Carmped at the lake 
at the junction of the Londiana and Parine Roads at 9000 feet near the 
SE ere Nee Aner in Sag a Kear 
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{196} lake, RB. shot three young roan with 5& inch horns. Shey vere seen ToO- 
(197) gether and were all that could be found. H.R. shot & rate! in the bamboos 
and “ound the skeleton of a duiker which he bronght in compiste. I sav 
3 waterbuck end shot & fev euinen pigeons. We sav nothing Along the road 
today. aught only a few Otomys in the trans. 29: Started at 8 Ax, 
in © heavy misty rain and fog which blotted out 411 the landscape. This 
continued until abont noon when neax KAmpi Mongoni five miles from Bondiona. 
Saw only two Kongoni along the way, All the adulg Otomys I have skinned 
have a hard lever of muscle on the cheeka which forms a pad. This is 
thieker and denser in old males than in females, 
ius perormysons and an Otoms which was bedly eaten by 
herd of topi and konpont an the way in to the station. to- 
where have we seen (198) topi aloue, pithough I heave sean as many as 18 
in one herd of kongoni. Occasionally stray oner have been seen with 
zebra only. Lett the station eat 5 P.M. with “arlton for Hatrobi where we 
arrived the nexz$ morning erriy. 
December 1: °,.R, and KR. went 40 “njoro for a Bongo hunt with Lord 
felamere, YR, went into the Mau Kacarpment forest 22 miles south of 
Snjoro where he shot an adult? and a gonnft fawn. “.R. shot several 
Solobus monkeva. 9: K.R. lefs for Hombasn with his eon bearers for the 
village of Momkera, 25 miles sonth on the coast. Kere he hunted sable 
with the nebives and secured an ad. # and young ¢ and & chif. 15: Re- 
turned to Mombasa. (200) 18:Lefs Nairobi at noon. Day clear. HZeached 
Haivasha at 6 P.M. Gountry abont Fikuynu Mscarpment green. The 
leaved Maranya trees were in blossom. FR. sav a roen just before reaching 
the lake. Beyond Naivasha we sar many herd of Kongoni, thomsoni and a 
few warthores.e Between Gi1-Gi2 and Nimenteita we sav one large herd of 
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impalla and two herds of zebra. 19: Avoke about Kiligori atation. A 
6001 breeze and clear skz made a pleasant trip to the lske. Saw many 
busteris and hawks slong the line but no gemee Reached Zisurm ab 9-306 
Rpent 3 hours ahout the market énd lake photographing natives. Yoyage 
on the Glemment Hill was smooth and cloudless. Saw very Little life, 
A few eracodiies near the entrance of Yattrondo Bay. Saw a few Gormorants 
(201) anchored at the mouth of the bay. 20: Day clear and calm. Passed near 

