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occasionally to be met with, usually in the eastern 

 portion, towards the Kalahari Desert. In Griqualand 

 West, now, although north of the Orange, an integral 

 part of Cape Colony, some fair troops are to be found. 

 These are protected and are only shot at now and 

 again. These hartebeests are perhaps most abundant, 

 at the present day, in the desert country, partly grass, 

 partly park-like forest, of the Northern Kalahari, 

 in the westerly portion of Khama's territory of Ba- 

 mangwato. Here I have found them in considerable 

 numbers. I remember on a single small flat seeing 

 a troop of nearly fifty of these fine antelopes, quietly 

 feeding or lying down. As a rule they run in herds 

 varying from seven or eight to fifteen or eighteen in 

 number. The Cape, or red, hartebeest stands usually 

 about 4 feet at the withers, though fine bulls will 

 occasionally reach nearly 5 feet. The general colour 

 is a bright brown-bay, darkening upon the back and 

 bearing there a curious purplish tinge. On either 

 rump a patch of yellowish white is noticeable. The 

 front of the long, narrow face is black, and dark 

 marks are found on the outer parts of the fore and 

 hind legs. The eyes are reddish in hue, the tail 

 black, with a reddish tint. The horns of all harte- 

 beests are set very high upon the frontal bone, which 

 is extremely prolonged. They are stout, corrugated 

 for three- fourths of their length, and, first rising 

 erect and outward, bend forward and then suddenly 

 curve backwards and upwards at a blunt angle. A 

 good pair of horns will measure from 21 to 24 inches 

 over the frontal curve the record is 25 inches. 



