748 MR. F. C. SELOXJS ON AFRICAN ANTELOPES. [JuQC 21, 



4. Field-notes on the Antelopes of Central Soutli Africa, 

 made during eight years spent in many different districts 

 of the country. By F. C. Seloxjs. 



[Eeceived June 17, 1881.] 

 (Plate LXV.) 



The observations which I now offer to the Society have been made 

 during the different hunting-expeditions which I enumerate below : 

 they are entirely the results of my own personal experience of the 

 animals themselves, and are not derived from information supplied 

 by native or Dutch hunters. 



In October 1871 I left the Diamond Fields, and, travelling through 

 Griqualand, struck the Orange River at Keis, and following its 

 northern bank reached Uisip, on the borders of Namaqualand, in the 

 January following, getting back to the Diamond Fields in March. 

 In April 1872 I again left the Diamond Fields, and travelling along 

 the eastern border of the Kalahari desert, through Kuruman, 

 Secheli's town, and Bamangwato, reached the Matabele country, 300 

 miles to the north-east of the latter place, in the following August. 

 A few days later I started for the Mashuna country, and reached the 

 river Umnyati in September. Here I remained hunting Elephants 

 (principally in the "fly "-infested country to the north-east) until 

 the end of the year. From January to June 1873 I was constantly 

 travelling about the outskirts of the Matabele country, trading and 

 shooting. In the beginning of June, I travelled to the country near 

 the junction of the Gwai and Shangane rivers, and remained hunting 

 Elephants in that district and throughout the mountainous country 

 between the Gwai and the Victoria Falls until the following November, 

 at the end of which month I returned to the Matabele country. 

 From then until the following March I remained in the Matabele 

 country, making a journey across the open downs to the south-east 

 of Inyati and reaching the junction of the Ingezi and Lunti rivers. 

 In the beginning of May 1874 I left the Tati gold-mine, and tra- 

 velled with my waggon to Daka, about 60 miles south of the Victoria 

 Falls. In the beginning of June I went on foot to the Falls, and 

 then followed the course of the Zambesi and Chobe rivers to the 

 neighbourhood of Linyanti, where I remained hunting for several 

 mouths, returning to the waggon in October. I then made another 

 hunting-trip amongst the hills to the east of the Victoria Falls. In 

 the beginning of November (the waggon having started for the 

 Matabele country) I travelled to the junction of the Gwai and 

 Zambesi rivers, and from there cut right across country to the waggon- 

 road, finding the waggon at Thamniasetjie. In the end of December 

 I again reached the Matabele country. In February 18/5 I travelled 

 down country to Nktal and returned to England. 



In March 1876 I again landed at the Cape, and after a five 

 mouths' journey, travelling by bullock-waggon through the Cape 



