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patches of high forests and bamboo, which were traversed in 

 many directions by their beaten trails. We found them 

 lying just within the border of the forest, and we also saw 

 them lying down in the open. We found them feeding at 

 all hours, and on the move at all hours. They seemed or- 

 dinarily to rest for two or three hours, and then to graze for 

 a longer period. On the Uasin Gishu Mountains they were 

 the only animals feeding on the rank, coarse, abundant 

 pasturage. In one place they came to water in the day- 

 time, sometimes daily, sometimes every second day; in an- 

 other place we found where one had drunk in the night-time. 

 They are not very fast, but we found them wary. They 

 are the fiercest and most savage of antelope, with the pos- 

 sible exception of the sable. Hunters have been killed and 

 wounded by them, because of approaching them carelessly 

 when at bay. A wounded bull charged Kermit with the 

 utmost ferocity. The roan is almost the only antelope 

 which, when at bay, will frequently charge when its pursuer 

 is still some distance off. They are not, of course, to be 

 classed with the really dangerous game; but they are more 

 dangerous than a moose or black bear or cougar, for instance. 



Key to the Races of equinus 



Front of pasterns tawny-rufous, like rest of leg; ears tawny; horns 

 shorter langheldi 



Front of pasterns bufFy-white, in contrast to the tawny leg; ears light- 

 colored, pinkish-cinnamon; horns longer 



bakeri 



East African Roan 

 Egoceros equinus langheldi 



Native Names: Kinyamwesi, kolongo; Kavirondo, omuga. 

 Hippotragus langheldi Matschle, 1898, Sitz.-Ber. Ges. Nat. Freunde, Berl., 

 p. 182. 



