APPENDIX 



ANT-BEAR. 



Native Names. 



Swahili Mohanga. Kikuyu (Korori's) . Ngari ya Kithaka. 



Kikuyu (Kinanjui's) .... Nyania. Kikamba Luma. 



This animal is purely nocturnal in habits, and so is rarely seen. It is very common 

 however, and its burrows and night's spoor may be seen almost everywhere. Its dung is 

 something like that of the porcupine ; and natives say that it digs a hole in which to deposit its 

 dung, and afterwards covers up the hole. 



The Yaos say that to catch this animal a certain medicine must be obtained, which the 

 hunter must put into a horn and carry about with him, then, when he digs for the animal, the 

 medicine will prevent it from noticing that it is being dug out. 



ANTELOPE, HUNTER'S. 



This interesting animal is one of the most local animals in Africa, being only found in one 

 part of Jubaland and on the left bank of the lower Tana, some few days' journey from the coast. 



BONGO. 



Native Names. 



Swahili . . Mdrua (same as the kudus). Ogieg Osiruwet. 



Kikuyu . . Ndongoro. Ogiek (Ravine) Solgoita. 



Spoor. — Shaped much like the spoor of small native cattle, but has the eland tendency of 

 walking on the forward part of its toes, only in a much greater degree. On the soft floor of the 



