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if a broadside view is obtained the male animal 

 should be obvious. A solitary specimen is almost 

 certainly an old male. They are less alert than 

 koodoo, and occasionally seem to be excessively 

 stupid. An old bull weighs 700 lb., and can use his 

 horns to some purpose, so that a wounded roan 

 should be approached with caution. 



The waterbuck is common all over the Settit, and 

 I believe equally so on the Atbara above Sofi. It 

 does not exist on the Rahad, but is extremely common 

 on the Galegu. I saw a few specimens on the Binder, 

 and more on the Blue Nile above Suleil. It is never 

 found far from water, and drinks at any time in the 

 day. It is the most unsuspicious of all African game, 

 and the only difficulty is to be sure of selecting a good 

 head among the numerous shots that will offer. 

 Occasionally I saw herds of fully twenty-five of these 

 fine animals, and I am unable to understand the 

 restriction to two heads over the whole of the Kassala 

 and Sennar provinces. The Sudanese species is the 

 defassa, of which the weight is about 500 lb. 



The tora hartebeest is common on the Settit almost 

 everywhere, and I believe equally so on the Atbara 

 above Sofi. It does not exist on the Rahad, but I saw 

 two specimens on the Galegu and Dinder, and it 

 probably occurs occasionally up to the Blue Nile. I 

 believe that it drinks on alternate days, and it is 

 most regular in its habits, so that a shot should be a 



