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horn is a fair specimen. Be merciful to the pretty fellow, 
don’t shoot him for your men. And when you shoot (he is a 
small mark) shoot to miss or kill by shooting well forward. 
Reed-buck: 
Very widely distributed, wherever there are reeds or 
damp ground. A good buck will weigh almost one hun- 
dred and fifty pounds. Short horns, curving forward. 
An easy antelope to stalk and kill. Rather poor eating. 
Bush-buck: 
One of the prettiest trophies in Africa. Dark red colour, 
horn straight, very sharp and very strong. The cry is 
strange, almost a dog’s bark. The flesh good food. He 
keeps close during daytime. Early morning and late even- 
ing finds him feeding round the outside of the thick coverts 
he loves. The steep slopes falling toward Embellossett 
Swamp are one of his most favourite resorts. On the bor- 
ders of many swampy rivers of the Nzoia plateau he is 
common, and large heads can be shot. High up in bam- 
boo and elephant country you find him. Bush-buck 
take some looking for, but are well worth it. An eighteen- 
inch horn measured along the curving rib is a good speci- 
men. Why Ward so measures bush-buck horns I don’t 
know. I should have thought that straight measurement 
from base to tip was the simplest and fairest. 
Oraby: 
A beautiful little antelope. A more constant jumper 
than any other. Weighs not more than fifty pounds. 
Short, sharp horns, six inches a fair head, hinged at the 
base. Perhaps the best venison in East Africa. In the 
hills to the east of Punda Melia, nowhere else so far as I 
know near Nairobi. Very common on the Nzoia plateau. 
Rather rare at Laikipia. Here and there south of the rail- 
road and very abundant as you approach the great lake. 
Kobus Kob: 
A fine antelope. Only found in one place within the 
