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(43) Potha and another of 20 near the south end of Wami hill. On arriving 
at Kapiti we found a train on the siding occupied by Lord Delamere. A 
party including newspaper correspondents who were using Masai in hunting 
lions with spears. Gathered some tren botany on Wami. 17: Left 
Fapiti at 3.30 A.M. and arrived in Nairobi at 6.30. "he country (44) 
about Nairobi is much greener than the Kapiti Plains but the rainfall 
has been but very little greater. ‘ent the skins to the store and un- 
packed them and checked them ups iA: Put the skins in brine. 19: Left 
Nairobi at 6.30 A.H. and arrived ah duja farm at 11 A.M. 1 found on 
my arrival a ? Leopard, a % Hippo and * Rhino, 2 4 Impalias, a ? water- 
buck, a % Yarthog and a male house cat. At noon a treo year old ¢ 
Waterbuck and later R,J.0, brought in a young 7 kongoni. I way out to 
Jujé saw many gebra, kongfoni and Thomson’ pagzelles and ostriches on 
Heatley's farm. 20: left Jujea at 10.50 for (46) Keatley's house with 
the whole saferi. On the way over we sav a herd of 7 waterbuck. At 
noon we stopped at the double falis 30 feet high on Heatley's place and 
lunched. After lunch at 4 P.M. we continued on to camp. Hear the fence 
we saw about 20 warthogs in bunches of 4 or Se %.R. shot two small ones. 
Beat the bushes near the falls for a d warthog but flushed only a 
Grimes duiker. 21: Started from carp at 6 A.H. for & buffalo hunt. 
We found the buffalo at the edger of a paoyrne swamp ahout 3 miles away. 
About this swamp they have lived for about 6 years and hare been under 
the strict protection of Hr. Heatley. “he herd numbers about 60. On 
this morning the old @'s were found out of the herd on the camp side of 
the (46) swamp, while the main herd, in a solid mass were on the opposite 
side of the swamp. Ri, KeRey %ede0e, ond Heatley atelked the four 
which were near the swamp. On being shot at they deliberately fled out 
on the plain where one of them dropped. Another fell in the edge of the 
swamp to which they returned after their first flight. The third died 
in the heavy papyrus well in the swamp. All were old bulls with hors 
ranging from 43 to 40 inches in spread. Heatley says calves are pro- 
duced at all seasons and that no bellowing is ever heard from the herd. 
The first bull shot, which was one of the oldest, had a broken or 
fractured part near the tip which was badly decayed and filled with 
mgeotae After 7. had mde the first shot everyone of the party 
May Py 1909.-June. ~16- 
(46) poured lead into the wounded buffaloes. 22: Remrined in camp @11 day 
(47) working on the buffaloes. BR. wont ont in the P.M. and shot two Zebra 
two Kongont and a young 7 & thoruonis K.R. shot a large 2 warthor and 
a3, thomsoni. in the A.M. ".R. shot & Yyddet inches and two larks, 
These finches are at this season courting, the meles often being seen early 
in the A.M. jumping up and down in the grasa in certain established 
courting places where small circle ts free from grass, They jump wp 
about 3 feet and then descend with drooping wings but no sone ts uttered. 
23: I remeined in camp. Foran and Darson cane ont and atopped over 
night. An attempt was made early in the A.M. as daylight to find the 
buffalo herd end secure a cow but it remained in the svanp apparently. 
24: Everyone left at 9 A.M. for the buf‘elo swamp to secure a cow. 
About noon 8.7.0, returned with the news of the killing of a cow some 
three miles away on the edge of the swarp. Later 7.R. shot a large d 
Wildebeest and ad Warthog. The stalk on the Buffaloes was made on 
3 buffalo but after the first shot the whole herd of 60 appeared and 
cane toward the hunters sone distance and then turned away. wo calves 
which were with the cows first seen (49) bolted into the swamp but 
coud not be found again. 25: ¥.Re,and Heatley went out for Reédbuck 
and wild dogs but secured no game. Several bobos were seen but none 
were shot. The pack of 23 wild dogs thet frequent the region could not 
be found. They bred on the farm some tine ago and while the puppies 
were still young and in the borrows the pack could be seen each day 
in the neighborhood of the burrows. A fer months ago Heatley trapped 
in hia corn field an ard wolf, the skin of which was out up inte ox 
reins. This is the only one tmom te have been taken in the vicinity. 
T.R., KR. and Meatley went to Kanite to spend the night end try for 
bushbuck and reedbuck. (50) 26: Broke camp at 9 A.M. The safari went 
to Xijebe and the Bwanas to Nairnhi. wo Lions were heard for an hour 
or more during the night rorring and arunting about a mile away on the 
opposite side of the swarip. 
June 1: Went out at dusk and shot hats near the bridge. Secured 
one Scotophilus with olive back and yellow belly, and one Hervula. I 
saw many Scotophilus but only one Kereula. In the evening we caught # 

