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Tulear - Ihoogy
the the headed. I wounded him just before he reached it. I sent the chauffeur up the tree after him. The chauffeur grabbed him by the tail, to my horror and in light of what I saw proceed ed to pull the Prothonicus down.
With his face held the entire weight (roughly 70 lbs.) for about five minutes not quiet. The Prothonicus has loose flabby upper lips and the face is very dog like.
I had gone 100 meters before a macao crossed the road in front of the car. He like the rest I have seen on the ground ran not jumped but it is peculiar to to them. Just before entering the second forest I shot & two partridges with one shot in the road. About twenty kilos from Ihoogy I shot a glossy Ibis.
September 5, 1929
weather fine
In the morning put the chasseur who arrived yesterday was waiting for me at Ihoogy to work skinning the shifacoa and macao that I got yesterday and skinned to hand. My self to rest of the morning was spent in transferring luggage from hotel front transport civil and getting ready to leave for Tomanarive. The two auto's and myself got away about 2:00 P.M. and after