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Owing to its pugnacious nature, the horns of this l)uslil)uek are 

 often very broken. 



26. Bongo (Boocercus euryceros). 



A pair of horns and native skin examined near Banzyville, River 

 Ubangui. 



27. Lake Chad Buffalo [Bos caffer hrachyceros). Hausa, Bona. 

 Well distributed in the Lake Chad and Shari regions, and found 



on the islands in the Ubangui. Male. — Length on front curve, 

 23 in. ; circumference, 18 in. ; tip to tip, 13| in. ; shoulder, 5 ft. 1 in. 

 (Rivers Ba-Ligna and Shari. G. B. G.) Female. — Length on front 

 curve, 21| in. ; circumference, 12^ in. ; tip to tip, 13J in. ; shoulder. 

 4 ft. Sin. (River Shari. G. B. G.) 



On one of the islands in the Ubangui Gosling obtained a bull and 

 two cows, probably referable to this species. Male. — Head and body. 

 7 ft. 3 in. ; liind foot, 1 ft. 9| in. ; tail, 2 ft. 3| in. ; ear, 9J in. ; shoulder, 

 4 ft. 5^ in. ; curve outside, 25 J in. ; inside, 18 in. ; tip to tip, 11 J in. ; 

 palm, 6| in. Colour almost the same as in the smaller cow. Female 

 (large). — Head and body, 7 ft. IJ in. ; hind foot, 1 ft. 10^ in. ; tail, 

 2 ft. 3 in. ; ear, lOf in. ; shoulder, 4 ft. 4 in. ; curve outside, 17 in. ; 

 tip to tip, 8 in. ; palm, 5J in. Colour of cows. Black muzzles. 

 Black from knees to hock down. Black tip to tail and long black 

 hairs as fringe to ears. The bigger of the two with red forehead 

 and mane, the smaller black ditto. The larger with skin of rich 

 tawny colour, the other less bright. 



28. Hippopotamus [Hippopotamus amphibius). Hausa, Dorina. 

 Plentiful in the Yo river and in Lake Chad, when the Yo empties 



itself ; also River Shari and River Bamingi. Scarce in River Welle» 

 and again plentiful in River Yei. 3Iale. — Length, 29|^ in. ; circum- 

 ference, 8 J in. (tusks). 



29. West African Bush-Pig [Potamochcerus porcus). 

 Obtained along the Ubangui and Welle. 



30. Wart Hog {Phacochoerus aethiopicus). Kanuri, Guddu. 

 On the Welle and KibaM. 



31. Rhinoceros [Rhinoceros bicornis). 



Plentiful along the Shari river. Male. — curve outside, 21 1 in. ; 

 curve inside, 9| in. : tip to tip, 19J in. ; palm, 16f in. (Shari river. 



