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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head of Male Lesser Kudu, from a specimen shot by Mr. Norman B. Smith. 



LESSER KUDU (Strepsiceros imberbis). 



Godir of the Somalis. Sara of the Abyssinians of Danakil. 



Gadams of the Gallas. Kungu of the Swahilis. 



Except for its brighter colour, the closer spiral and smaller diver- 

 gence of the horns, and the absence of a fringe of long hair on the 

 throat (whence the name imberbis}, this beautiful little antelope might 

 almost pass for a miniature of its larger relation. Height at shoulder 

 about 3 feet 5 inches. Weight about 230 Ibs. 

 Distribution. North -East Africa, from Somaliland to German and 



British East Africa. This antelope generally goes in pairs or threes, 



and is partial to the cover of thick bush from which it seldom 



emerges except for the purpose of feeding. 



