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overflow their banks and form marshes of several acres in extent, 

 in which tall reeds, bulrushes, and other water-plants flourish 

 and afford both good feeding and covert for this buck. Never 

 found far from water, these reedbuck lie up in covert during the 

 heat of the day ; but in the early mornings, up to about 8.30 A.M., 



Fig. 



-Side view of Horns of Abyssinian 

 Bolior Reedbuck. 



Fig. 49. — Side view of Horns of Sudan 

 Bohor Reedl3uck. 



are found either feeding in the hollows or wandering about in 

 search of suitable places in which to lie down in till about 4 P.M., 

 when they are once more on the move. The early morning and 

 evening are therefore the best times to look for them, as they are 

 easier to see and can be fairly stalked. Throughout the rest of 

 the day it is mere chance coming across them at all. They lie, if 

 anything, closer than oribi or duiker, and if seen at all when they 



