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be a new species. It is quite the fashion around Lake 

 Xakuru to call all these animals Chanler's reedbuck. I 

 examined several but they did not conform to the 

 description of the type specimen. Their flesh made a 

 welcome addition to our larder. Reedbuck do not thri \ v 

 in captivity. 



Skull and Horns of Mrs. Grays' Kol>. This antelope was dis- 

 covered in the Nile swamps by Petherick. Dr. Gray, at that 

 time (1859) keeper of the British Museum, namecl it after 

 his wife, " who assisted him in his studies. 1 ' 



The Waterbuck is a noble animal and equal in size to 

 a red deer ; its head and horns make a trophy much 

 sought after by hunters. The bucks are savage 

 fighters among themselves, and the horns of the big 

 bucks are often damaged in fights with rivals. The 

 Hesh of these antelopes is coarse, hard, and unpalatable 

 even for Swahili porters. The tough hide makes 

 excellent sandals. 



