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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Horns of Waterbuck. 



COMMON WATERBUCK (Cobus ellipsiprymnus). 



Chuzn in the Chilala and Chizenga 



countries. 



Kring-gaat of the Dutch. 

 Li Tumogha of the Matabili. 



M'dongoma or Matutwi in the 



Barotse country. 

 Svvahili name Kuru. 

 Tumoga of the Bechuanas. 



The waterbucks and their smaller allies the kobs, together with the 

 reedbucks and vaal rhebok, constitute a well-defined group of large or 

 medium-sized African antelopes presenting the following characteristics. 

 They have the muzzle naked, no face-glands, a moderately long tail, 

 well -developed lateral hoofs, and the horns confined to the bucks. In 

 shape and size the horns are variable, being either long or medium, but 

 never spirally twisted, and always with smooth tips, below which they 

 are ridged ; usually they are at first inclined somewhat backwards, 

 after which they are curved upwards and more or less forwards, 

 although they may have a sinuous curvature, and in the vaal rhebok 

 are straight. The upper cheek-teeth are tall and narrow. In the 



