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from the skull, as well as in the openness of coilmg of the separate horns. 

 Some are more open and divaricating, others a sHghtly closer spiral 

 and the horns nearer together. The native hunters consider that 

 there are two sorts of Kudu, which really are but the extremes of these 

 two types. They call the former ghazdwi, the latter kardri, and be- 

 lieve each animal is the property of some spirit who marks his animal 

 that he may be known to his owner. The slit ear of one specimen is 

 thus taken to be such a mark. 



The hoofs are remarkably delicate in proportion to the size of the 

 animal and to an experienced eye, make a characteristic track. 



In the stomach of an 11-foot crocodile killed above Bados, Dr. 

 Phillips found what seemed to be the hoofs of a Kudu. 



Tragelaphus decula (Riippell). 

 Abyssinian Bushbuck. 



Antilope decula Riippell, Neue wirbelth. fauna Abyssinien. Saugeth., 1835, 

 p. 11, pi. 4. 



A few Bushbuck may be found along the Blue Nile at Abu Zor and 

 beyond, but the^^ are uncommon and solitary in habits. At El Garef 

 we heard in the early evening what our native hunters assured us was 

 their, curious sharp bark of alarm, reminding one of a small terrier. 

 Cotton (1912) mentions finding Bushbuck at Bados and Magangani. 

 It is apparently less common on the Dinder, for we met with it but 

 once, at Um Orug where Dr. Phillips obtained a young male. 



Egocerus equinus bakeri (Heuglin). 



Baker's Roan Antelope. 



Hippotragus bakeri Heuglin, Nova acta Acad. Leop. Carol., 1863, 30, art. 2, 

 p. 16, pi. 2, fig. 6. 



This fine Antelope is still to be found in small numbers on the north 

 bank of the Blue Nile in the vicinity of Bados. They are shy, how- 

 ever, and seem to use much caution in approaching the river to drink. 

 This they do at some very early hour, and are far back in the dry thorn 

 bush by daybreak. At Magangani, near Roseires, a small herd 

 passed within a stone's throw of our encampment during the night, 

 on the way to the water. Cotton speaks of finding one at Gebel Maba, 

 some distance above Roseires, but there seem to be few beyond that 



