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several they were rich sepia brown. There seemed to be a tendency 

 to darken with age. Robbie estimated the age of the younger calves 

 at 3 months (Saranda, September 13, 1926). 



Ticks are always abundant on these big beasts and some {Amhly- 

 omma gemma, RhipicepJialus species, Hyalomma aegypticum, and 

 Ornithodorus mouhata) were collected at Mukwese near Manyoni. 



EQUUS QUAGGA subspecies 

 ZEBRA 



Native names. — Nhyenje (Chigogo) ; Punda milia (Kiswahili). 



A zebra, purchased from Masai herdsman at Mbulu, was brought 

 into Dodoma after a month's rest at Kondoa Irangi. 



It was a tremendous feeder, consuming much green grass and 

 regularly ate down the dry grass which formed one side of its hut. 

 On the fifth day I had the hut constructed of inedible leaves and 

 branches; these, though a poorer shelter than grass, afforded sufficient 

 cover. Though three-quarters grown it was still very fond of milk, 

 and would make short work of a washbasinful; it also took maize 

 meal in a basin of water, 



PROCAVIA BRUCEI PRITTWITZH Bauer 

 HYRAX OR CAVY 



Native names. — Mhimbi (Chigogo); Pimbi (Kiswahili). 



These hyraces, formerly so common on the kopjes around Dodoma, 

 are much more difficult to obtain now, as they have evidently been 

 killed off for food quite extensively. Only about 10 were purchased 

 locally, but many others were obtained at Bahi and Kondoa Irangi. 



At first great difficulty was experienced in finding proper food;, 

 acacia thorn they would eat, but not heartily. Salimu then suggested 

 the leaves of a locally grown bean and those of potatoes. Thereafter 

 no further trouble was experienced, excepting the difficulty of pro- 

 curing these leaves in sufiicient quantities to appease the Iiearty 

 appetities of 30 hyraces. 



Many species of worms (Crossophoris coJlaris, Setaria species* 

 Physaloptera species) were taken from a Dodoma hyrax. 



AVES 



Familiar as I have been with large numbers of waterfowl on East 

 African lakes like those at Singida, I have never seen anything quite 

 so staggering as the flocks which were encountered near Bahi in May. 

 South of the line are some extensive swamps covering miles of country; 

 as the water recedes mud banks and spits of sand are exposed and on 

 one such alone I approached within a hundred yards of a flock of 

 pelican numbering between two and three thousand. When I came 



