July, 1909. ~B5- 
(92) Gunvearer Xongoni brought in one of the large Hhinolophus which he had 
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Kilied with a atick. I have seen some of these every evening flying 
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f feet above the ground among the *hormm trees (95). They heve the 
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anne habita of flight as the smaller Nydteris. These are the sane species 
aa we found in the cave on Cheplin’s ferm. 25: Snent the day on the two 
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large hippo akins. Sav the tracks 07 A leoperd on the trails shout camp. 
A buneh of zebra came ebout & little before sumrise but when they met the 
eonae the: atarpeded back to the hills. Nisected the dik-dik stomach 
and found it contained chiefly ereen leaves and twigs snd bervies but no 
erasn at all. Shot two Cercopithecus pyrorythms Johnstons nonr the hippo 
Iendine., 4: Caught nothing in the 4 large steel traps set near camp. 
Shot 2 & and ¥ dik-dik which © jumped torether. Sew another pair this 
evening. (94) Thie morning 1 started one which gave severe] sharp 
hissing whistles end then bounded aye by high stiff-lesred bornds. “his 
have heard them ubter anv note. Exenined the stomachs 
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of the two shot % moming and fond only green twigs end leaves, 
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After shooting the @ ali-eik this movning the 7 who had bolted first 
stopped and waited for his mate and zenained standing unt i] t Apnroached 
and shot him. I noticed the sane reluctance to lorave ite dead mite on 
the paet of the ¥ alrmo on the shooting of the ¢ yasterday. Sow a Cerco~ 
pitheeus pygertthmes on the ground this momming near some thorn trees, 
mead him throueh a prove at a hot vace but he would not olimh and kept 
?me and fineliy enined the cover of thick Drneh. 25: Lett 
Auth in Cant. Abtanhosoueh'’s hort. (9B) A food southerly 
breeze accommanied us over and made the voysge cool. “hot a aneil tern 
on the way. Sav about two dozen others. ‘tev several flocks of pelfoans 
and 8 number of amall black cormorants. “When 1 arrived at noon 1 found 
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Loring ané Dr. H. had shot several springhans and two Ctocvron with the 
headlient. Ye went ont after dinner with j,4.L. and the Pr. with two 
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acetolyne head lishts to shine spvinghaea. Shot 8, & hy Loring, 5 by the 
Saw ehont 15, most of whioh were in pairs ox 
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trvtos. Although the moon was shining brightly the cyes could be seen at 
50 yards or more. 26: Slept at Natrasha and left the station at 3.30 
for Natrobi where I arrived at 8.50 AM, 
August, 1969. -Bh~ 
{96) , August 7: Left Nairobi for Naivasha where I arrived at sundown. 
On the way sav no mammals until 1 axrived near the lake where I saw a 
few kongoni and G. thomeoni. Found dvA.ie and the Dr. with the usual lot 
of species from the lake. Mo new onea had been secured but #11 those I 
took several years ago were represented. In the evening the Dr. and Loring 
went out with the head light and shot three Otooyon and one white telled 
mungose 6: Left Naivasha at 1.30 and climbed the low escarpment near 
the town and then Jotnndd about 10 miles to the base of the second es- 
carpment where we camped. ‘av only a fer ground hornbills on the way. 
Country mostly juniper trees and gray sage brush. Heard at night the cry 
of the tree frog which is said by the Yandorobo to be the Dendrohyrax. 
At Naivasha Kermit sav on the papyrus of the lakes clusters of bats but 
none were Secured. (97) 9: Ascended the escarpment and emerged on the 
Naivasha plains which are treelens, grassy and absolutely flet and extend 
about 15 miles to the base of the Aberdare and Hinagop Hts. Saw some 
kongont, zebra and G. thomsoni. Several jackals were seen and 4180 $v0 
serval cats at 100 yards but both srcaped. One common duiker was seen. 
Saw several elephant tracks of a weck or 80 in age alone the road. 10: 
Ascended the pass leaving camp at 7 A.M. he day was sloudy but not misty. 
‘he bamboo belt was soon reached and throngh this we travelied until the 
summit was reached in about 3 hours. Saw no mammals or birds. A fer 
elephant tracks, bushbuck and @uiker tracks were seen in the md of the 
road. “he the bamboo (98) which was slender grer an oak-like tree 20-80 
feet high, the branches of which were covered by gray apanish moss. "ro m 
Prom the summit the top of the range streached away in large rolls partly 
forested or brush covered. The open places was covered by a dense growth 
of gray brush of & peculiar kind. With this grev patches of higher brush 
which looked exactly like our greasewood. A few giant Lobelias were seen 
also a fire red glediolus and kinphofias. Host of the flowers were 
compositae, daisies, thistles, ete. The burrows and mounda of the bamboo 
rat were seen everywhere. lade sump at the eastern aire of the summit 
in tell grass near a large atrenm. Set out @ lot of small traps. Caught 
two Surdisores, two Otomys, one Lophuronys, one Arvicanthus pumilo and one 
(99) small Grocidura. (99) The Padooarpns sa" on the way here were bushes. 

