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from water, where it goes about in pairs sometimes in 

 small troops of four or five. It is said to be a very fast 

 runner. The Zoo has had examples from the Standerton, 

 Middleburg and Pretoria districts ; and from the Kaf ue 

 Flats, Northern Rhodesia, where Dr. A. A. Schoch found 

 them very common in August, 1919, and the author in 

 November of the same year. 



Genus PEDIOTRAGUS. 



Resembling the preceding, but being without the naked 

 glandular spot below the ear, and without the knee-tufts. 

 Males only with horns, which are short and vertical. 



Pediotragus tragulus. Grysbuck. Grijsbok. 

 Isikupi (Basufco). 



Colour reddish-brown, with white hairs interspersed 

 amongst the reddish, giving a grizzled appearance to the 

 skin. Below, eyebrow, chin and throat whitish ; fur long 

 and coarse. Ears large and rounded ; accessory hoofs 

 present, but very small. This animal is heavier and more 

 sturdily built than either of the two succeeding species. 

 Horns resembling those of the Steenbok, but somewhat 

 shorter and stouter; length 4 inches, record 4f inches. 

 Height at shoulder 20 to 22 inches. Length of head and 

 body about 2| feet. The Grysbuck ranges from Cape 

 Town in the West, along the coastal belt to the Eastern 

 Cape Colony. To the north of the Limpopo and in the 

 Zambesi valley it is common according to Selous. but this 

 must be an error and no doubt refers to Sharpe's 

 Steenbok (Pediotragus sharpei). The National Zoo- 

 logical Gardens have had examples from Stellenboseh, 

 C.P. It inhabits open bush countr}* where it prefers to 

 lie hidden all day, coming out to feed during the night or 



