190 BIG GAME SHOOTING 



biiltong is by far the most esteemed of all the dried 

 flesh of the Cape antelopes. 



Native names for the springbuck are Tsepe of 

 the Bechuanas ; Eetsaypee of Makalakas ; Ibadi of 

 Amakosa Kaffirs. The Benguela native name is 

 Menya, while the Portuguese call the antelope Cabra 

 de Leque (goat of the fan). The scientific name is 

 Antidorcas euchore. 



The most suitable rifle for springbuck shooting 

 is a .303, or preferably the .256 Mannlicher sporting 

 rifle. Expanding bullets are, of course, necessary. 



THE GAZELLES 



In North and East Africa are to be found a number 

 of gazelles, all of which afford more or less good, if 

 somewhat difficult, stalking. These animals all bear 

 a strong family likeness, having fawn or rufous coats, 

 slender limbs, and elegant lyrate horns, strongly 

 annulated like the springbuck's. 



The Dorcas gazelle frequents open plains, steppes, 

 and low hills in many districts north of the Sahara. 



The Edmi gazelle is a mountain-lover, climbing 

 with great agility, and often found in juniper forests. 

 Its habitat is Morocco, Algeria, and Western Tunis. 



Speke s gazelle, notable for its curiously wrinkled 

 nose, ranges the elevated plateau of Somaliland. 



Pelzelns gazelle is found in the lower Somali 

 country, meeting the last-named species about Laferug 

 in the Golis range. 



