WILD ANIMALS OF THE EASTERN SUDAN 59 



Blue Nile above Suleil. It drinks at any time in the 

 morning, and never goes far from water. It is 

 generally seen singly or in pairs. The small horns 

 of the bucks are not easy to make out without 

 glasses. On the Rahad the oribi were very confiding, 

 but they are generally restless, suspicious little 

 creatures, and rarely eat half a dozen mouthfuls 

 without surveying their surroundings. The flesh is 

 the best of the game animals of the Sudan. The 

 average weight is 30 Ib. 



The Abyssinian duiker is found on the Blue Nile 

 above Suleil. I never saw it elsewhere, though it 

 probably occurs. It is a solitary little beast, and 

 spends most of its time in hiding. I never made out 

 a buck for certain, so never fired at one, and only saw 

 some half-dozen in all. 



Salt's dikdik is found in the valleys behind Souakin, 

 the Nubian desert, the Atbara, and Settit, but does 

 not occur on the Rahad, Galegu, Binder, or Blue 

 Nile. It is generally solitary, and lies up under 

 bushes like a hare ; and although not rare, is never 

 abundant. Nor is it particularly shy, and it will 

 sometimes gaze at the sportsman from the fancied 

 security of a bush. The tiny horns of the bucks 

 are very hard to distinguish, and the only specimen 

 I secured was a female. I never saw it drink. 



