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(35) Slatter and 7.2. went out with us an guides and we ai slept together 
in the tent on the ground. 4.R., Sir A. and Hedlicott spent the day 
chasing # large bull which X.R. shot finally near Hachekos Romd, 10: 
Spent the day skinning giraffe. Begen on the large ¢ of T.R. and then 
took the smaller 4 and at 3 P.H. (34) rade over to K.R's 7 3 miles 
away and skinned the head, tail and fnre feat. Although it ley out in 
the sun unprotected it was not slipping anzvhere. Apparently the sun 
dries the skin and preserves it. This bull was larger than ?.R’s, 
peing 17 ft. 2 inches. The o2d bul had heavier horns but no longer 
then the other and the posterior pair were searcely better pie TE 
The stomach contents of all of these was the branches, leaves and pods 
of the green Acacias which occur here. hile we were starting to skin 
the first one a herd of eleven approached us to within 500 yards and 
stood watching our movements. ‘They were all adults apparently. (57) 
lil: Remained with the two g@ivaffes near Machakos station. “inished 
the heads and fleshing but did not pare any. Heard a lion roar several 
times during themmight at a considerable distance. Sav two side striped 
jackels near carp which I passed on the horse at 40 yards. Fired at 
another near camp in the evening and also at a Grime's duiker which f 
flushed near the bridge. in axienine the giraffe no glands were found 
about the head, body or betwoen the hoofs. “hey apparently have less 
skin glands then any ofher Artiodactyle. On the sides of the belly near 
the sorotum were two (36) small tits, evidentiy representing undeveloped 
mammae of the female. “hese were found on both the miles skinned. 
Kilimanjaro loomed up majestically, the summit at sunset being clearly 
visible above the clouds and touched with rosate lines. 12: Remained 
in Machekos Road camp paring éoen the tro giraffes. In the morning ten 
Wakamba came in from Capt. Slather and oazried over the large bull 
giraffe to the smaller one a mile distant on the open pieins. Meany 
zebra and kongoni about camp bnt no paselles. Sav several very young 
kongoni and one young sebra, Across the railroad about two miles away 
in the reserve I saw in the Ae, a hedra of 26 Tildebeest. About sundown 
I went down to the dry bed of a creek and shot a ¥ Grimes Duiker, Sand 
grouse and the great buntard is quite cormon. 13: At midnight or very 
May =f}. 
{39) early in the A.M. we were awakened by the roaring of a lion close to 
camp. He came within 350 yards or less of the tent according to Masai 
who saw him. His roaring was often intereupted by a series of heary 
granting and after esbout 15 minntus of this serenade he departed. At 
the time the men were all [40) asleep and no fires were burning. At 
noon Percival appeared with his ox team and ve packed up the skins 
whish had just been finished and left at 2 P.M. for Kilimakui where we 
arrived at dark. Sefore leaving the giraffe camp we sav a herd of 6-8 
on the reserve side of the R.R. abort 1~1/2 miles avay. On the way over 
sav a large herd of Wildebeest where we struck the Kilimaki Road Station. 
Many young c@lves were seen in this herde Also saw two warthogs at 1000 
yds. distance and several steinbuck @t various distances. 14: Left 
Cant. Slatter's at 6.30, stopped one hour at Bondoni water for noon 
and arrived at Percivais at dark. Sent through the Bondont donga with 
four men but secured nothing. #iushed two hyaenas and two duikers, 
the latter in the heavy reeds far down the dongp. Shot two great bus- 
tards on the way to Bondoni. 15: Put in the day digging the hoof bones 
out of the giraffe and elana and packing up the akalls and skins. 
Before breakfast a porter reported seeing ® lion near the water pool 
but when we arrived there he pointed to a Yildebeest bull as lion and 
afterwards asserted he had seen a veal lione No tracks of Ilons could 
be seen near the donga however. Percival has (42) some rave skins in 
his house. Ne has one of an ardrolf which he obtained on his place. 
“he dogs drove it into a hole and when at bay he bit Percival savagely 
on the hand. He now carries the soars of this bitting. he had 6 side 
of the lower jaw, the rest of the sil] having been broken in killing 
the animal. It has tvo small conics! molars only. He has also tho 
skin of the large eared fox, 0. @elalandi. He has seen several of these 
about and does not consider them rare. The ard wold however is the only 
one he has heard of in the country. He has also two skins of serval 
cate taken on his farm (43) 16: Left Pathe with Percival end Ox wagon 
at 9 A.M. and arrived at Kapiti station at 6.350, On the way over | 
travelled the ridge of Wami H121 but saw only a few steinbuck and one 
Chanler’s Reedbuck.e Sav two large herds of Wildebeest, one of 40 near 
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