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Ikoma." We saw none. These beasts decoy readily by 

 fluttering white flags. 



25. Uganda Cob {adenota kob thomasi). — This animal 

 is reported in a small German handbook from the east 

 shores of the lake and the country adjoining. Perhaps on 

 this authority (?) Roosevelt and Heller include that country 

 in their distribution map. We looked into this matter 

 thoroughly, and are fairly certain cob are not to be found 

 there. The native name for both cob and impalla is 

 sumu, which may have caused the confusion. A small 

 herd is to be found in Kavirondo near Kibigori. Here, 

 probably due to the presence of vast numbers of natives, 

 the cob has abandoned his usual habits and seeks thick 

 cover. 



26. Duiker {syhicapra grimmia). — Not common; but 

 widely distributed. Whether subspecie hindei or nyansae 

 I do not know. 



27. Oribi (ourebia montana cottoni). — Common every- 

 where. Roosevelt's and Heller's distribution map — 

 p. 563 — should be extended eastward to the heights above 

 Lake Natron. 



28. Steinbuck (raphicerus campestris neumani). — Com- 

 mon in suitable cover everywhere. In seeking to hide they 

 often fold their ears forward or back, creasing them in the 

 middle, like a spaniel. 



29. Klipspringer {oreotragus oreotragus schillingsi) . — 

 Common in suitable locaHties. On the rolling plains, 

 where there are no hills within a good many miles, I found 

 these animals in deeply eroded creek beds filled with bould- 

 ers. The boulders apparently gave them the iUusion of 



