Il8 CENTRAL AFRICAN GAME AND ITS SPOOR. 



DUIKER (Cephalophus grimmi). 



(The common duiker.) 



Native Names. 



Chinyanja Gwapi. Swahili . . . Dondoro (another 



Chiyao Isia. species?). 



Chikunda Nyassa. Chibisa . . . Insha. 



Zulu (Ngoni) Phunzi. Chiwemba . . Pombo. 



Chitonga Tungwa. Chisenga . . . Nisha. 



Food. 

 Grass. Nibble the pods of Chitimbi, sometimes eating the seeds. 

 Chew konje (aloe) to get moisture. 

 Bwazi. Wild bean (Kanyemba Nyemba). 



Spoor. 



Smaller and neater than that of oribi. 



Frequently return to make their droppings in the same place, though generally in 

 a different pile. Many small piles of varying age will be seen close together. 



Habitat. 

 Wooded country and occasionally on the tops of high hills. 



Seldom leave cover, but in the early morning will sometimes be found in 

 clearings and on the edge of dambos. 



Habits. 



Graze morning and evening, lying up for the greater part of the day. 



When put up, the male generally goes off at once, perhaps waiting for a look first, 

 and the female loiters behind. It is very difficult to tell male and female apart, 

 as generally one has to fire in a hurry, and the female has a tuft of black hair on the 

 top of its head which can easily be mistaken for the horns of a male. 



Thus the female, being the more curious, gets shot more often than the male. 



If the sportsman wishes to shoot them with a shot gun, he will find the time that 

 they are lying up best, as they often lie very close, getting up almost under one's 

 feet, whereas when grazing he would seldom be able to approach near enough for a 

 shot gun shot ; but it is more sporting to use a rifle. 



Red Duiker. 

 Dung in piles, same as common duiker. Stands much higher on the legs 



