240 NATURE AND SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA 



African continent, wandered freely in Asia, and even 

 Europe. 



The Becliuanas of all septs and tribes call tlie 

 liartebeest universally "khama." The great chief 

 Kliama, of Bamangwato, himself takes his name — 

 quite an old family one — from this antelope. The 

 Masarwa Bushmen of the Kalahari also call it khama, 

 with a strong click on the kh'. The old Hottentot 

 name was " karap " — also with a strong preliminary 

 click. In Central Africa, according to Schweinfurth, 

 the animal is known among the Bongo people as 

 " karia," among the Niam-Niam as '' songoro." 



In East Africa the vernacular name for Jackson's 

 liartebeest is " Ngazi." 



Although, as I have pointed out, the hartebeest 

 has, after more than 200 years of persecution, been 

 all but extirpated from the Cape Colony, it yet 

 manages in the interior to maintain its ground fairly 

 well. That this fleet and interesting antelope, one 

 of the finest beasts of chase now left to South 

 Africa, may long survive to add charm and interest 

 to woodland and to plain must be the hearty wish of 

 every lover of nature. 



