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RECORDS OF JUG GAME 



Mr. F. H. Barber's Tusks of Wart-Hog. 



The WART-HOG (Phacochoerus sethiopicus). 



Bango or Xgnrnwc of the Swahilis. 

 Haloof of the Sudanese. 

 Iknlubi of the Basutos. 

 Indaigazana of the Swa/.is and 



Zulus. 



Karkary of the Somali's. 

 Ngolobivi in Barotsiland. 



Ngololnvi in Ngamiland. 



Injiri in the Chilala and Chibisa 



countries. 



/ 'lak-vark of the Boers. 

 Darunga of the Hausas. 

 Ngron of the M'Kua. 



For downright ugliness the African wart-hog is hard to beat, and 

 as it is well armed and possesses a bad temper, it is in all respects an 

 undesirable acquaintance. The name is derived from the presence of 

 three pairs of wart-like protuberances on the sides of the face between 

 the eyes and the tusks ; the head itself being characterised by the 

 disproportionate length and flatness of the face. Unlike the true pigs, 

 the stout upper tusks are longer than the lower pair ; the inferior 

 surfaces of their basal halves being worn to smooth facets by the 

 points of the latter. Another peculiarity of the upper tusks is that 

 they have no enamel, except at the extreme tips, which are soon worn 



