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in the lagoons and swamps created by the annual rising of the Upper 

 Zambesi, the Botletli, Chobi, Tamulakan, and other rivers of the interior, 

 in localities where the surrounding flats are inundated for some part of 

 the year. The lichi seldom ventures into the deep rivers from fear of 

 the crocodiles, but among the reed-beds, the shallow lagoons, and 

 flooded flats it is a familiar figure. It is often to be found, in the less 

 accessible regions, in vast herds. An excellent swimmer, it can progress 

 by a succession of splashing bounds at great speed through the lagoons 

 and shallows. It is extremely tenacious of life. 



Distribution. Zambesia and Barotsiland. 



Lechwi in the Barotsi and Lake 



Ngami countries. 

 Mumembe (male), Ngia (female) in 



the Chilala and Chibisa countries. 



Leche, Lee-gwee of the Makololo. 

 Inya of the Masubias. 

 Oonya of the Makubas. 

 Bainanja of the Mushu Kulumbwe. 



Length on 

 front. 



-34i 



-34 

 -334 



3o 

 30 

 28J 

 28 

 -28 

 28 

 27! 

 27! 



274 



27 



Circum- ^. ,. 

 ference. T 'P to Tl P" 



7 

 7 



8 



81 



8i 



26f 



18 

 17 



20^ 



16 



H 

 i3i 



I of 



74 

 8 



9 



74 



14 



Locality. 



Lake Bangweolo 

 N.W. Rhodesia . 

 Kafue River 



British Central Africa 



Barotsiland 



N.W. Rhodesia . 



Barotsiland . 

 Okavango Valley 



Chobi Valley 

 Barotsiland 

 Chobi Valley 

 Barotsiland 



Barotsiland 



Owner. 



F. H. Barber. 



J. Rosen. 



Poulett-Weatherley. 



Col. C. Harding. 



C. Fendelow. 



Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 



J. H. Hayes. 



Capt. J. Garden. 



George Grey. 



W. V. Corder. 



George Grey. 



South-African Museum. 



Sir H. J. Goold-Adams. 



P. C. Keytel. 



British Museum (F. C. Selous). 



Dudley West. 



F. C. Selous. 



F. V. Worthington. 



Julius Jeppe. 



Major W. Anstruther Thomson. 



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SMITHEMAN'S LICHI (Cobus smithemani). 



5l ii| Near Lake Mweru . Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



6 i8| Do. Do. 



