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hop on to the top of the first bonlder they meet, and then tnrn half ronnd and have a 

 look at yon. A wonnded bnek I have known to ntter a hoarse bleating cry. The 

 large black prominent tear-gland on the face has a central depressed orifice -n-hicli 

 is always filled with mncus. In those I have shot the whole of the npper surface 

 of the body, anterior to the hindquarters, is of a markedly golden yellow tint. The 

 best measurement 1 obtained was : — 



Nose to tail 33 inches. 



Height at shoulder 18J ., 



For a short time I bad a yonng Klippspringer alive, and it took milk freely, but after 

 ten days or so had elapsed it canght cold and died of chest com])laint. It had a 

 tiny bleating cry. 



7. Livingstone's Antelope. Nesotragus livingstonianus Kirk. (B. A. II. p. 55.) 



Near Lesumbwi, on Lake Nyassa, when I was after small birds with only a shot 

 gnn, I kicked np ont of its form what I feel confident was this little antelope, from 

 its si7,e and colour ; but either my aim was bad, or the shot too small to stop it. 

 Though Chupanga (where Mrs. Livingstone was buried), on the Zambezi, is the 

 locality where the type-specimen of this small buck was got, I never saw horns of 

 this antelope in Nyassaland. Curiously enough I got a good series as I passed 

 through Delagoa Bay, for the natives bring this species entire to Lorenco Marques 

 to sell the meat, from the south end of the bay near the river lembe, so they are 

 evidently common there. 



Subsequently I saw, in the neighbourhood of Lesumbwi, several collections of 

 droppings that I feel sure belonged to this species, but I never got a sight of 

 it again. 



I have seen horns 4 inches in length from the Province of Mo<;ambiqne. 



8. The Steinbuck. Nanotragns tragulus. 



This is onlv mentioned by Mr. Crawshay on the strength of one doe, which he 

 thought might have belonged to this species : but as I have never seen this animal 

 I think the specimen may have belonged to the following, with which it presents 

 some superficial points of resemblance, v\z. : — 



9. Peters' Oribi. Ourebia hastata (Pet.). (B. A. II. p. 21.)* 



I believe this is the name that is to be assigned to an animal that I got a good 

 series of in Nyassaland. 



The following description I take from my note-book : — General colour light 

 cinnamon-yellow, which abruptly merges into white on the flanks : this abrupt line 

 fades towards the chest. The belly is pure white. The hair is everywhere thick 

 !Mi<l long, almost woollv on the mImIiiuii'Ii. There are wavy transverse lines on the 

 back, faint and inconspicuous in some lights. The skin in the inguinal region is 

 almost devoid of hair, and on each side of the testicles and teats respectively are two 

 slands from which hang matted tnfts of pure white hair 2 to .S inches in length. Its 



• The transverse lines mentioned by Dr. Rcndnll are very conspicuous in the specimens brought home 

 by him, though I cannot detect any other tangible differences from 0. haslata. I believe this will 

 ultimately turn ont to be a difVercnt species.— Walt KU RoTnscHII.D. 



