96 RECORDS OF L1G {GAME 
DUIKER ANTELOPE (Cephalophus grimmi). 
The Duiker, or Duikerbok, of which there are several varieties to be 
found in various parts of the African Continent, is, with the Steinbuck, 
quite the most ubiquitous of all the antelope family. It matters little 
where one travels, from the south of Cape Colony right away through 
Africa, there is to be seen the timid, crouching Duiker. The name 
Duiker, by the way, which, translated from the Dutch, means “ diver,” 
aptly illustrates the furtive, squatting, dodging habits of this small 
antelope. Thanks to its somewhat sneaking ways, the Duiker is not 
looked upon with much favour by South African hunters. It loves 
bush and covert, and is never found on purely open plains or steep 
rocky mountains. In the heart of the parched Kalahari, far remote 
from any water supply, the Duiker abounds in bushy and open forest 
country. It is occasionally hunted with foxhounds, and often gives 
excellent runs, as that ardent sportsman, General Sir Frederick Car- 
rington, can testify. This animal is found singly or in pairs, and is 
more often than not secured with the shot-gun. The flesh is moder- 
ately good. 
HEIGHT at shoulder, adult male about 26 inches. 
Destrtbuticon—South and East Africa. 
esedh. Cincom | Tipito dap | Habitat. Oyacr 
| | | 
| = 
—54 | sie me Selinya . | Lionel Phillips. 
53 24 23 IKhama’s Country | H..G. Selous: 
—54 oa ah oe | O. R. Dunell. 
54 | 24 14 Zululand . | Capt. L. O. Williams. 
5s 2 23 Transvaal . 5 | tS and Al eEis Glynn: 
—5 | 24 | 3 Do. ; . | F. V. Kirby. 
—5 | 08 $y: Natal : : | T. E. Buckley. 
