NATURAL HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA 



THE REEDBUCK 



(Redunca arundinum) 



Mziki of the Zulus and Matabele ; Inhango of the Swazis and 

 Matonga ; Cipohata of the Bechuanas ; Iklabu of the Basutos ; 

 Eebeepa of the Makalakas ; Imvwce of the Masubias ; Bemba 

 of the Masarwas ; Impoyo of the Lower Zambesi natives ; 

 Natafwi in the Mashukulumbwi country ; Mutobo in Barotse- 

 land ; Sibughat in Ngamiland ; Mpoyo in the Chilala and 

 Chibisa countries ; N'tobi of the M'kua ; Bushmat of the 

 Sudanese. 



The Reedbuck or Reitbok of the Dutch colonists 

 inhabits Africa from the eastern side of the Cape 

 Province up through Natal, Zululand, the Trans- 

 vaal bush country, along the East Coast rivers and 

 their tributaries, particularly those of the Limpopo 

 and Zambesi, and Rhodesia, both north and south 

 of the Zambesi River, Ngamiland, South-West 

 Africa to Angola on the west, and Nyassaland and 

 Mozambique on the east. 



In the Knysna bush and dense reedy groves in the 

 eastern portion of the Cape Province this antelope 

 is still occasionally met with. In Natal it is also 

 uncommon, but in Zululand and the other portions 

 of its habitat it is plentiful. 



The Reedbuck is an inhabitant of the dense masses 

 of reeds and long grass which grow in such profusion 

 in the damp valleys, and along the banks of rivers 

 throughout the low country. They are also found 

 in thin bush on well-watered mountain plateaus. 

 In localities where they are constantly persecuted 



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