WITH FLASH-LIGHT AND RIFLE 



see alive in Europe under any conditions, as they can 

 only thrive in their " inhos^Jitable " home in the wilds 

 of Africa. 



Almost of the same size as the greenuk are the reed- 

 bucks, which are found all over Africa south of the 

 Sahara. We must distinguish the reedbucks of the 

 swampy plains from those of the mountains, both 

 species comprising a number of zoo-geographical varia- 

 tions. Common to all species and variations of the 

 genus Cervicapra is a glandular and generally naked 

 spot on the side of the head just below the ears. 



Typical for the mountainous regions of the Masai 

 country is the beautiful Chanler reedbuck, differing 

 greatly in appearance and in habits from the reedbuck 

 of the lowlands. The American traveller, Chanler, dis- 

 covered this long-haired, gray reedbuck in British East 

 Africa about the time when I first went to the " Dark 

 Continent." I was the first to find this species, which is 

 zoo-geographically related to the South African Rooi 

 Rehbok {Cervicapra jnlvorufula), in German East Africa 

 and to bring specimens of it to Germany. 



I have never observed this reedbuck except on high 

 hills or in the mountains. It seems inappropriately 

 named, as it is never found in reeds or rushes. It fre- 

 quents the dry, stony, and bushy slopes of hills and the 

 mountain glades. The mountain reedbuck is widely 

 distributed in small bands of three to five individuals 

 on the western slopes of the Kilimanjaro and on all 



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