+> Gazelles and Dwarf Antelopes 



prom; to take flight as the ordinary reedbuck. The 

 horns of these antelopes are never so strongly developed 

 as those of the dwellers in the reedy plains and marshes, 

 their colouring affording them ample protection in its rocky 

 and stony haunts. 



A near relative is Ward's reedbuck (Cervicapra 

 wardi], found in Masai-land, as well as in many other 



IT WAS AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT IO.OOO FEET ON THE VOLCANIC MOUNTAIN 

 GILEI, IN THE MIDST OF A WOOD, THAT I GOT THIS PHOTOGRAPH OF 

 THE MOUNTAIX-REEDBUCK 



parts of Africa. It is very much smaller than the South 

 African reedbuck, and its finest horns cannot be com- 

 pared with those of its southern cousin. One can find it 

 every morning and evening, alone or in small herds, on the 

 grassy expanses near the water, where it also takes its 

 customary rest during the remainder of the day. 



This reedbuck allows one to approach very near, and 



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