. Bird hunting on the White Nile; a naturalist's experiences in the Soudan. Birds -- Africa; Africa -- Description and travel. 34 Bird Hunting on the White Nile. kingly-looking Turk, whose ankles were callous through the shackles of the Khalifa—was " sais " to the donkeys. He was a fine figure, and generally rode in front of our caravan, ordering the natives out of the path, or com- manding them to come and show the way for a mile or two, all in a most dignified manner. But when it. MAHUMKT AT WuKl came to work in camp his one idea was to sit on his haunches and smoke, and to obtain
. Bird hunting on the White Nile; a naturalist's experiences in the Soudan. Birds -- Africa; Africa -- Description and travel. 34 Bird Hunting on the White Nile. kingly-looking Turk, whose ankles were callous through the shackles of the Khalifa—was " sais " to the donkeys. He was a fine figure, and generally rode in front of our caravan, ordering the natives out of the path, or com- manding them to come and show the way for a mile or two, all in a most dignified manner. But when it. MAHUMKT AT WuKl came to work in camp his one idea was to sit on his haunches and smoke, and to obtain the services of the nearest wandering boy to wait upon him and his donkeys. The natives feared him much, and generally obeyed him without a murmur, but all our hard sayings and harder doings failed to make much permanent improvement in his 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 Witherby, H. F. (Harry Forbes), 1873-1944. London, The Office of "Knowledge"
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