. On safari : big game hunting in British East Africa, with studies in bird-life . mpulse to mob any 276 ON SAFARI strange or suspect object—tliat actuates most of thebirds above mentioned to make nuisances of honey-guide, as explained, has a clear and definiteaim in so doing ; while the shrikes may also, as sug-gested, have an intelligent motive. But with the restit is merely the mobbing instinct. That impulse isall the greater when—probably for the first time intheir lives—such birds as touracos, plovers, rollers andthe rest observe large creatures like human beingsprone on ea
. On safari : big game hunting in British East Africa, with studies in bird-life . mpulse to mob any 276 ON SAFARI strange or suspect object—tliat actuates most of thebirds above mentioned to make nuisances of honey-guide, as explained, has a clear and definiteaim in so doing ; while the shrikes may also, as sug-gested, have an intelligent motive. But with the restit is merely the mobbing instinct. That impulse isall the greater when—probably for the first time intheir lives—such birds as touracos, plovers, rollers andthe rest observe large creatures like human beingsprone on earth and advancing with secret serpentinemovement—naturally they sound the alarm. Bird-nuisances may thus be divided into threeclasses, to wit: (1) Those whose interference is purelyaccidental, such as the francolins, guinea-fowls, etc.; (2)those which offend from sheer cussedness, such asplovers, louries, rollers and that ilk; while (3) thehoney-guides, and possibly also the shrikes, can boasta clear and intelligent reason for their (nevertheless)untimely TUKACUS CORYTHAIX. CHAPTER XXIII FASCICULA I. Retrospective It may amuse after a completed ventm^e to returnto the distant standpoint whence a promised land wasfirst surveyed, and to reconstitute the original ideasand frame of mind. This is the way my brotherregarded an East-African expedition when first proposedto him in April 1904— I have just re-read Jackson [Badminton—BigGame], and admit to be a bit disconcerted, though ofcourse the railway has modified things since that he doesnt speak of the Kilimanjaro country beingaltogether healthy, and warns against flies, which,as you know, are death to me. No doubt there wasany amount of game—though, mind, I draw a verydistinct line of demarcation between big game anddangerous game. Elephant, rhino, lion, buflialo and allsuch Noahs Ark beasts are outside my schedule. Themore subtle and venomous beasts of the field, I mustjust trust to Provid
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