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approach Lake Rudolph only at this particular part. For the 

 natives themselves do not penetrate any distance into the back 

 country, as was shown by their conduct on this day. I had 

 supposed that they turned back from fear of the elephants, of 

 which they undoubtedly stand in great dread ; but they assured 

 me they were afraid to go far in that direction lest they might 

 meet with some of the Batshada people, with whom they were 



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A New HaRTEBEESTE [Dubalis naimanni.f, and 9). 



not on speaking terms. It show\s how risky it is to lose a 

 chance of getting any desirable specimen when opportunity 

 offers, in the hope — which may and often does prove vain — 

 of meeting with plenty more farther on. In this instance, 

 however, I was luckily not disappointed, and was able to bring 

 back with me to this country the skulls and scalps of a male 

 and female, as well as a flat skin. Subjoined is the description 

 of this new species of hartebeeste from the Annals and 

 Magazine of Natural History (ser. 6, vol. xx. October 1897). 



