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ell as lone as on the baboon, a species of which they apnarently are. 
Later [ sar two others at about 600 wards. “hey seen to live in the 
ved brush country and are very watohtul and escape by run- 
At the edge of the brush country I saw a herd of 22 gira 
which there vere 3 old bulls. One of the men fount a burravy 
hog in it. ile we were standing some ten feet from the entranae 
pig rushed ont followed by a half grow young. “e dodged abont trying to 
esozpe while the ple did the same and got away by diving between us after 
"0 in the burrows backward so thet they 
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many flerce grants. “he warthors 
are &lways seen head on and preptred to defond themselves or rush avay 
quickly. lushed two ¢ bohor from patehes (166) of reeds in the valleys 
Sav many kongoni and gebra, a fer oribi, sevoreal varthogs, 2 jackals bat 
no steinbuck. Saw a large herd of defasaa near Sirpoit later with a 
single old bull and about 6 young bulis and twenty cows. he absence of 
gazelle, dix-dir, wildeberst end rock reodbuok, imalla and rhino is 
peculiar and inexplicable. “lend oscur but we have not seen any; wild-dog 
are ocoasionally seen. <A fer cheutsh heve been seen by the party but no 
servalse 8. shot a 30 Inch dcfassa but lost him after « long chase. 
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He got away with some five bullets in his abdomen and bod:. Impy lost 
his 16 ozen at noon while outspanned for lunch near the camp in ya bibi. 
Shey were probably stolen by sone itnroho or Slseyo natives and driven 
into the hills. (189) 19: Went ont with ".R, and a party to drive lions 
with 100 Nandi warriors and a bunch of Elg@eyo natives. Day misty and rainy 
We drove up a ravine west of the station for about 6 miles but flushed 
no lions. ‘Saw one hyaena, two cheetahs or leopards and several 3 reedbucks 
Caught two Mus jacksoni, & Lophurors and a Crocidura mertiensseni and 
a@ emaller ahrew., 20: “ent out agein for lions this time with the Mandi 
only and without Hoey and Ligeit who returned to Haizobi. Flushed 4 
large male about noon which bounded away about one mile ahead of the 
beaters. “e chased it on horses and one of the boors saw it under a 
thorn bush where 1% remained until surrounded. I6 stood under this bush 
lesning with ite tai) and growling. Finally {190} Se&lliy and Kirk got the 
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Nandi beaters in a circle about it. They then closed in with uplifted 
spears and shields, ‘hen about 10 yards away the lion charged out and at 
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once received a spear thrust, he then turned and received several more 
buti succeeded in biting one man had2y in the forearm and sorateh ing 
another. When he fell he was filled hy apears, at least 30 stiokine in 
him. Several vere badly bent and one »~okeng these were the first ones 
which took effect. One was thrust through his mouth, through the tin of 
his tongue and had broken two of the lower premolara. He was a laree 
male, 9 ft. 4 inches long, with a birck tipned mane and teeth in nerfect 
condition, probably 2 lion 8 yoare old; belly with a laver of fas, 
On the way back ve saw several steinbuck, two topi, several lots of 5 
pigs and two of the red brboons. irk save he has seen as many As 20 
of these in a single heri. On the way out Sorbet shot a 3 serval which 
his wife drove out of & patch of prass. Caurht in the traps © Thamnomys 
soring! and enother Crocidura martiensseni. ?1: Left Sirmoth at 9 A.M, 
Sav one herd of ahout 500 to 1000 kongoni and some zebra. Also saw tro 
top! alone. Shot pigeons at Impy's store where we cared. Before leaving 
Sirgoit Percival and the Rothschild safert came in. Yound sexverel 
willows in blossom along the stremm near camp. F.R. shot a enike buck 
bushbuck near camp. (192) 22: Left tTopy's store early and went southeast 
down the river to Corbett'’s Guas Neishn boma and cammed. Saw rather few 
kongoni and zebra on the way down, ‘ereral steinbuck and meny oribi were 
seen. Elevation of camp 6700 feat. Neythrina trees in blossom on plains 
streams fringed almost exclusively with Rugenia trees. On the river saw 
some of the ripe vellow fruit of the Miknyus. Tarlton sav a fine large 
cheetah. Seally reported Lions sormon and #lso a rumor about A black 
leopard. 23: Went ont at 10 A.M. with Sonlly end the porters snd heat 
the swamps nesy camp for lions. Flushed a fine tawny-mened lion about 
noon from nm large swamp. “hin 014 rele cane ont near ns immedittely afte 
the Colonel had fired a helf dozen shots sh tro ¥ reedbuck. 7, missed 
him snd he turned back into the swanp. “e (195) fired the swarm partielly 
but he came only to the edge and on seeing the beaters turned back. About 
six reedbuck were flushed from th: swamp before the lion was seen. 
Evidently they do not mind the society of lions. A. % Grinmi dutker 
was shot by ¥.3%. early in the day. “he stomach of this buck was filled 
ed Solamm 7.8. 
with the seeds, fruit and leaves of the large spiny-leay 
shot a % Hyaena croouta as it rushed arey from the beaters. This brute 

