Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
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I did not hunt for I was more interest ed in the geese but they got up beyond range. Turning about I saw the crane still there, I wanted to see if my pony would let me shoot from its back so took a snap shot, It broke the birds leg but it flew slowly away. The pony never moved. It was almost ride away when the rumpal pounded to the ground & there were two brown spotted eggs among the stones, without the semblance of a nest! We parked the eggs carefully in the rumpals grun and rode over to- trail a sand flat covered with willow bushes where we could see several cranes walking about. I lift my horn and ride toward them which were behind a bunch of willow scrub. When they flew it got two with a quick right & left. Both men only wished and it had a hard chase tim the bushes after that first when I finally killed it I came back for the second it was gone. After hunt ing about for five minutes I called Amy through, & this was an awful ridiculous scene as my name a few yells to make left. It caught a flash of light as the bird came