APPENDIX III.— MAMMALS 477 



^„^Sg^_ Locality. Date. R. Horn. L. Horn. ^'xi>s!" height. Girth. Length. Weight. 



52(5 I 6.2.00 iiix4| nix 43 43 32 29t 6.45.55 86 lbs. 



639 I 10.2.00 ... ... ... 284 25 9.43-53 58 lbs. 



I. ]\Ianagasha forest (cottonwood). 



Strepsiceros sirepsico-os (Pall.). Greater Kudu. 

 (Native name, " Agarzin.") 



The greater kudu was undoubtedly the animal described by Pallas 

 in 1766 as Antilope strepsiceros, and it is also clear that Hamilton Smith 

 used the term Strepsiceros in 1827 in a generic sense ; we find Strepsiceros 

 therefore to be both the oldest specific and the oldest generic term for the 

 greater kudu, which is rather unfortunate. I object most strongly to the 

 reduplication of terms in scientific names of animals and plants, but I also 

 feel that unless we adhere to the strictest rules of priority in nomen- 

 clature we shall rapidly drift into hopeless chaos, therefore in all cases 

 like that of the kudu I accept the reduplication. 



Total shot, 2. — I (^,and i 5 > young. 



No. and .Sex. Locality. Date. 



1449 Chuowkar 19.5.00 

 145 <^ 



Specimens were seen in numerous places, but none of them were large 

 bulls, though a native shot two at Chuowkar. 



They were seen at Arroweina, Biya Kaboba, Garara, and on the 

 Hawash. 



Strepsiceros i/iil>crbis (Bl)-th). Lesser Kudu. 

 (Somali name, " Godir."') 



Blyth was the first to point out the existence of a second species of 

 kudu, which he described under the above name in 1869. — P.Z.S. 



p. 55- 



Total shot, 6.-5 o, i 9- 



and^Se.v Locality. Date. R. Horn. L. Horn. '^Ti^ps^" Height, (iirth. Length. \Veight. Elevation. 



209 I 21. 1 1.99 ... 402 35 11.58-71 161 lbs. 4700 ft. 



23,5 2 1. 12.99 291 .<6| 28|x6| \z\ 45 401 10.67^954 4150 ft. 



24 (5 2 ,, 29^x65 28gx6| lo^ 44i 40 9i.66i.92l 283 lbs. 4150 ft. 



29(5 3 3-12.99 2S|x6.3 28x6f I4i 43i 39i 9i.65.80 204 lbs. 4600 ft. 



32(5 4 4.12.99 25ix6i 25ix6i 8 46i 39i 10.66.82 212 lbs. 



33(5 5 5.12.99 27x6g 27x6! 10 46i 39i 10.70.85 226 lbs. 4100 ft. 



I. Arroweina. 2. Gurgura. 3. Gineble. 4. Orthar. 5 Ulfula. 



The last seen were at Tadechamalka. 



