July, 1909. ~25— 
impossible. he body was very fat, Stomach contents, fine grass and a 
‘fow water liljestems. Caught a femnie white-tailed mungos and a ¢ Genetite 
KR. and Tarlton went out for waterbuek bus could find nonée 
buek end a number of baboons. (87) 
Canent a large ¢ leopard in a Ho. 2 Gouble spring trap. The brute was 
caught by a single toe of the réwbt fore leg in one side of the trép. 
trap a light branch of a thorn tree was attached by 3 coils of 
HO wire, The animal trevelled over A flat with this drag and then 
through a few bushes into a thicket of vines beneath a grove of thorn 
trees. i followed it to this thicket but could not see it. At 10 feet 
it growled and I realized thet a leoptird had been cenght. The an ime]. 
did not charge or growl much but ley hidden in the thick foliage. 
Limbed one of the thorn trees and shot down shout where I thought the 
leopard lay and finally succeeded in making it move. It never shoved its 
whole body bus whenever { got & glimpse of it { fired and after six shots 
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it fell dead. “he body was very fat and weighed 126 pounds. Why the 
anamel remained attached to 80 small a trap i cannot understand. [ts 
weight along could not be neld in such a small trap. KR. and Red... 
drove some buck near carp but missed only A 2 bushbuck which escaped. 
“8. was under the influ- 
In the Pei. they went for hippo but saw none. ene 
18: Geneht ao 
ence of & Slugnt fever and remained in abimp all day. 
Genette. “ent out about 9 A.M, with the tro Addlebury's and Dr. H. and 
Jedele for the bat cave. Stopped st Chaplins house and took him #long 
as guide. “ound the caves about noon. “hey were in & nearly level brush 
covered plain. “he entrance consisted of & lerge hole £0 yds» and 30 yds. 
with perpendicular sides. From this opening & 1a cave with 15 feet 
high ceiling extended each way. - Yound meny large Rhinolophus only. 
Qaught about (89) twenty. The rock formation was horisontally bedded 
golvanic salts or lime or some sort, below which was a layer of yellow 
earth. Near the cave we saw a herd of impalla at which the dootor shot 
but none were secured, Saw a few kongoni but they were very wild and 
could not be approached. Ge. thomsoni wero quite sormon on the plain 
where I shot a large @. Saw several Grenti ins herd but did not get 
close to any. Saw one steinbuck. 10 wey beck shot a varigated 
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(92) sew (92) at the Neeurt Narok River in the Sotik. 
duly, 1909. 
(88) Jackel near Chaplins house. 7.%. ronnined in cam with Dawson answering 
his correspondence by the lstters assistance. 19: K.Re recovered two 
baboong which he shot veatevday from a herd in sone thorn trees» 
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He saw several % bushbuck ond several waterbuck near Koporofts 
eae 
This morning f sav the broad trail of a hippo which had pessed 
100 verds of camp during the night. Also sav the spoor of a large waher- 
buck. “ent out in Addlebury’s boat late in the ?.H. to search for other 
sign about the lake shore. ‘“Kixted the three pall rocky ands near 
Addlebury's landing but sav no trace af obter slides oy excrement. Th 
jacral shot yesterday contained a large tbachyoryotes. 
stomach of the 
£0: Remained in aemp. K.R. sent in late yesterday two porcupincs, one 
a 
old ¢ and a young 3. He saw a party of three, two of which he shot. 
Tho bunch were coming through thick brush end when they saw him 
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bolted and he ehot two before the, gor out of Right. Stomach contents 
whitish material like e tuber or roo% mixed with velliow seeds 11} 
of the nightshade. K.R. also shot @ young 3 Devasso waterbuck 
herd of 7. PeRey HedleGe ont earky for hippo in the launch. 21: 
™.A. and 8.0.0. returned at midnight with a Large bull hippo and the head 
of a large 2]. 8.2, shot three other &, two of which wera stored in by the 
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launch.this evening. Skinned sho laepe bull. “his bull head 2 distinet 
bunch of whiskers which I believe is wanting in fenales Stomach conten ts 
conrse water grass and fine grass nt no lily leaves or stems. noth 
14 feet. arly this A.i. shot a G Jercopithecus prgenrthrus onnstonti 
from a bunch of 7 on the top of ® thorn trea near camp. Ghot anothor 
young one neer Addlebury's houses “his in the same light gre7 monkey I 
22; Skinned the largest 
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¥ hippo which 3.3.0. prouent in. She was 22 feet 6 inches long end had 
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a lower left canine deformed end turned ovt horizontally at the side.of 
the mouth. “his one not being subjected to any wear Was larger than ite 
correspondent of the other side as was aleo the opposing upper oenine. 
mR, and the safari left for Heivaaha by the west side of the 
rs the 
n od aik-dik near camp at dusk. Af 800n 86 
beside him and stood for awhile and then reluctantly ren into 
he dik-dik are usvelly paired, at lonat I have seen 3 lote of two. 

