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in a light drizzle. On the open plains nearby saw three herds of Jackson 
hartebeest an i mixed. Also a few zebra. Game abundant, country 
ereen and wet. Kigelia trees stopped at Muhorni. Olives began at 
Landiani. Many Engenia at Fort Terman. Saw no game between Molo and 
Ellurgon. ‘feathe2 2iny, forest chiefly junipers and Dodsonia. Reached 
Njoro at dark but (285) saw no game on the plains. 21: Arrived at 
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KHixGHX at daylight and took breakfast. On the way toward Kijabe I saw 
many kongoni, zebra and a few Grant gazelle. Country everywhere green 
and wet with recent rains. Arrived at Nairobi at 11 A.M. Very heavy 
recent rains had washed out the line near Athi River and delayed the 
coast trains. 24: Left Nairobi on @ special at 2 P.M. for Mombasa. 
Athi Plains green grass about 6 inches in length and pools of water in 
every depression and all streams running full of dirty gray md. Wilde- 
beest, kongoni, thomsoni and Grant Gazelles seen in large numbers. Many 
european storks seen on the plains feeding in the grass. Reached Kiu 
at dark. cack Day broke near Voi. Country everywhere wet with recent 
rain and green. Near Maungu I saw a Lesser Kudu standing in the open 
scrub close to the track (75 yards). Reached Mombasa at noon and went 
on board the Gaika at 2 P.M. (286] March 4: Reached Aden at 4 A.il, and 
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stopped until 6.30 A.M. when we left, no passengers had time to go ashore. 
Many Somali traders brought their wares in boats alone side the steamer. 
Saw several leopard skins, very light in color, fine spotted and small. 
These are no doubt the small somali leopard. Saw also several pair of 
Arabian Ibex horns. They also hed greater and lesser kudu, Oryx and 
Gerenuk horns to sell. During the night a black tailed mungoose which 
Dr. Hinde was taking to the zoo strangled itself and he gave me the spec- 
imen. I spent the day skinning it. It was a young ¥ and very fat. 
It had been in confinement 18 months. It is a black-tailed specimen 
of the common white-tailed species. Passed Perim and the islan 
straits at noon. Weather calm and hot. Very few sea birds or life seen 
ashore. 
March 14: Arrived Naples. 
March 16: Marseilles. March 16, 1912. 

