lyo CENTRAL AFRICAN GAME AND ITS SPOOR. 



CROCODILE. 



Native Names. 



Chinyanja Ng'ona. Zulu (Ngoni) . . Ngwenya. 



Chiyao Ngwena. Chitonga Ng'ona. 



Chikunda Nyakoko. Swahili Mamba. 



Spoor. 

 Trail of tail shows. 



The impress of the scales can be seen where one has been lying. 



If these places are prodded with a stick the eggs are sometimes found. 



Habits. 



Lie in sheltered spots on the bank, but often quite in the open on sandbanks. 



When they hear anyone approaching they take to the water, generally splashing 

 till they get into deep water. 



Their course may be followed by the swell, and if the rifle is brought to the 

 shoulder one will generally get a shot, as they almost always put their heads up when 

 getting into mid-stream to look at what has frightened them. 



They kill a number of natives annually on the big rivers, and so we would 

 generally take a long shot at one of these animals, even if there is no chance of 

 getting the body. 



The Awisa eat the flesh, but the Awemba, who are very like them in language and 

 habits, do not. 



Some of the river people of the Shire and the Zambesi are also fond of the meat. 



Notes. 



