BOSCH-BOK.—Tragélaphus sylvatica. 
nearly straight, and wrinkled near the base. The general colour is dark chestnut, black 
above, and marked with a streak of white along the spine, together with some white spots 
about the body. The ears are large and round. The female is without horns, smaller and 
lighter coloured. The animal is extremely watchful, and requires the perfection of 
bush-eraft to be surprised. 
These beasts are generally found in couples, male and female, although sometimes 
an old ram leads a hermit life. The Kaffirs frequently cautioned me about these solitary 
animals, but I never actually saw any signs of a ferocious disposition except when brought 
to bay, and under such circumstances even a rat will fight. I have heard that the tiger- 
bosch-katte (the serval) has been found dead in the bush, pierced by the horns of the 
Bosch-bok. 
The wooded districts from the colony even to Delagoa Bay and some distance inland 
are the resorts of this Antelope. Although frequently passing from three to four days per 
week in the bush, ] never saw more than a dozen black Bosch-boks, even though their spoor 
was imprinted on the ground in all directions, thus proving that they were numerous. 
Frequently I have heard the sharp crack of some twig as it snapped, in the distance, and 
upon approaching the spot have found that a Bosch-bok had retreated. Seldom by fair 
stalking can this crafty and wary Antelope be slain. The Kaffirs frequently form large 
hunting parties, and by ‘spooring’ their tracks and surrounding the bush in which they 
are concealed, drive them out and despatch them with assagais. This is, however, but a 
butcherly proceeding, and one which no true sportsman would follow. The Bosch-bok is 
so wary, so rare, and so beautiful an Antelope, that any one may feel delighted if he can 
fairly procure one or two specimens during his sporting career.” 
Passtnc from Africa to Asia, we find a curious and handsome Antelope, partaking of 
many of the characteristics which are found in the Koodoo and the bosch-bok. This 
is the NYLGHAU, an inhabitant of the thickly wooded districts of India. 
This magnificent Antelope is rather more than four feet high at the shoulders, and its 
general colour is a slate-blue. The face is marked with brown or sepia; the long neck is 
