. Seventeen trips through Somaliland and a visit to Abyssinia; with supplementary preface on the 'Mad Mullah' risings. Maxamad Cabdulle Xasan, 1864-1920; Ethnology; Zoology. GREATER KOODOO (Strepsiceros kuiht). CHAPTER IX THREE weeks' KOODOO-STALKING ON GOLIS RANGE, 1893 Oiir hnnting camp in the mountaius—The " Rock of the Seven Robbers "— Exciting koodoo hnnt; death of a splendid koodoo — My shooting costnme—^-Trininphant retnru to camp—Unsuccessful koodoo hunt— Mai-cli to Henweina—Unsuccessful liuut after koodoos—Bag a bull—A charming spot—Dog-faced baboons—Alarm note of the koodoo
. Seventeen trips through Somaliland and a visit to Abyssinia; with supplementary preface on the 'Mad Mullah' risings. Maxamad Cabdulle Xasan, 1864-1920; Ethnology; Zoology. GREATER KOODOO (Strepsiceros kuiht). CHAPTER IX THREE weeks' KOODOO-STALKING ON GOLIS RANGE, 1893 Oiir hnnting camp in the mountaius—The " Rock of the Seven Robbers "— Exciting koodoo hnnt; death of a splendid koodoo — My shooting costnme—^-Trininphant retnru to camp—Unsuccessful koodoo hunt— Mai-cli to Henweina—Unsuccessful liuut after koodoos—Bag a bull—A charming spot—Dog-faced baboons—Alarm note of the koodoo cow— Pictnresque bivouac—Cedar-trees in Mirso—A leopard caught with a piece of rope and speared by the Soni<^lis—March to Armaleh Garbadir —The great Massleli Wein bull—Exciting hunt; success of the Martini ; a glorious koodoo—Return to the coast. We descended the JerAto Pass to Mandeira on 4th June. This pass has since been improved by an engineer officer from Aden, and there is now a good road. On this day I divided the men and animals into two caravans, one-half to remain with me in the mountains, the other to go to Pierbera, where the men would be paid off and the camels sold. On the following day I took the half of the caravan I had chosen for the koodoo-hunting trip, and marched three miles, from Mandeira wells to a small spring Q. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Swayne, Harald George Carlos, 1860-. London, R. Ward, limited
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