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riage of the head and neck; the male alone carries horns. 

 We found them usually in parties of ten or a dozen, both 

 of bulls and cows; but sometimes a party of cows would go 

 alone, or three or four bulls might be found together. In 

 spite of its name, we did not find it much given to going in 

 the water, although it would cross the river fearlessly when- 

 ever it desired; it was, however, always found not very far 

 from water. It liked the woods and did not go many miles 

 from the streams, yet we frequently saw it on the open 

 plains a mile or two from trees, feeding in the vicinity of 

 the zebra and the hartebeest. This was, however, usually 

 quite early in the morning or quite late in the afternoon. 

 In the heat of the day it clearly preferred to be in the for- 

 est, along the stream's edge, or in the bush-clad ravines. 



The impalla are found in exactly the same kind of 

 country as the waterbuck, and often associate with them. 

 To my mind they are among the most beautiful of all ante- 

 lope. They are about the size of a white-tailed deer, their 

 beautiful annulated horns making a single spiral, and 

 their coat is like satin with its contrasting shades of red 

 and white. They have the most graceful movements of 

 any animal I know, and it is extraordinary to see a herd 

 start off when frightened, both bucks, and does bounding 

 clear over the tops of the tall bushes, with a peculiar bird- 

 like motion and lightness. Usually a single old buck will 

 be found with a large company of does and fawns; the 

 other bucks go singly or in small parties. It was in the 

 middle of May, and we saw fawns of all ages. When in 

 the open, where, like the waterbuck, it often went in the 

 morning and evening, the impalla was very shy, but I did 

 not find it particularly so among the woods. In connec- 



