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antelopes furnish decent venison. The Boers call 

 this antelope Rietbok ; the Bechuanas, Cipohata ; with 

 Kaffirs and Swazis it is Inthlangu ; Mziki of Zulus 

 and Matabele, Iklabu of Transvaal Basutos, and 

 Eebeepa of Makalakas. 



The Bohor Reedbuck, an antelope of somewhat 

 smaller size than the foregoing, is found over part of 

 East Africa, chiefly in Abyssinia and Gallaland. The 

 horns measure in the best examples no more than 

 from 12 to 13 inches, ordinarily some 3 inches less. 



A new reedbuck, known as Ward 's Reedbuck, has 

 quite recently been identified in British East Africa 

 This was long confused with the more northern form 

 of Bohor, but appears to be a not distantly allied 

 sub-species. 



The Nagor of West Africa (Cervicapra redunca 

 typica] is yet another reedbuck, more closely related 

 to Ward's reedbuck than any other of the group. 

 This is the smallest of the family, measuring no more 

 than 28 inches at the withers. 1 



The Mountain Reedbuck (Cervicapra fulvorufula) 

 was long known as the Rooi Rhebok (red roebuck) of 

 the Boers, and will, without doubt, be still called by 

 that familiar name by all South African sportsmen. 

 This animal has long been a puzzle to hunters and 

 naturalists. Although possessing the form and 

 characteristics of the true reedbucks, especially in the 

 shape of the horns, it is almost purely a mountain 

 dweller. I have usually found it frequenting the 



1 Five forms of Bohor reedbuck are now recognised, viz. Ceruicapra redunca 

 tjpica ; C. R. cottoni ; C. R. bohor ; C. R. donaldsoni , and C. R. tvardi. 



