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they only occasionally occur, they are often mistaken, both 

 by whites and blacks, for R. simus not yet attained to its 

 full growth, but there their numbers are so large that it 

 is impossible to feel a doubt of their being a distinct 

 species, especially as both R. simus and R. bicornis are also 

 represented, the former in considerable numbers. It is 

 also noticeable that where the latter species is common 

 the kulumane is rare, and vice versa, while R. simus 

 seems to exist independently of the others. Different 

 districts, however, appear to be more or less suitable for 

 each distinct species ; in the valley of the Black Um- 

 folosi the kulumane decidedly preponderates ; in the 

 great thorn district which is watered by the upper por- 

 tion of the Umkusi the common white is more plentiful ; 

 in all the country lying between the Umkusi pass in 

 the Bombo mountains to the Mbuluzi both the black 

 species are found, R. bicornis being the most common, 

 though both the other species are also represented, while 

 on the great flats to the south known as Hlopekulu R. 

 simus alone practically exists. 



The best shooting that I had at kulumane was in this 

 valley of the Black Umfolosi, a spot that at one time con- 

 tained more variety and larger quantities of game in pro- 

 portion to its size than any other that I have visited in 

 Africa. My introduction to them took place before I had 

 as yet killed any large game, and it was at one of them 

 that I fired my first shot at anything larger than the 

 small antelopes. Our party, which had but lately arrived, 

 and which had hitherto been staying at a native village, 

 started on that day to camp in the open, and as the abso- 

 lute distance was not great, I did not go with the carriers, 



