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country, the only place south of the Zambesi where this An- 

 telope exists is in the valley of Gazuma, an open boggy flat only 

 a few hundred acres in extent, which is situated at a distance of 

 about 30 miles to the south-west of the Victoria Falls. Then again a 

 few are to be seen on the northern bank of the Chobe, on the open 

 ground bordering the marsh, in the neighbourhood of Linyanti. 

 North of the Zambesi they are reported by the natives to be very 

 common on the Shesheke flat ; and on the open downs of the Manica 

 plateau I found them very numerous. One never sees more than 

 two or three of these Antelopes together. The horns of the male 

 attain to a length of about 5 inches, and are ringed at the base. 



15. Nanotragus tragulus (Licht.). 



(Steinbok of the Dutch ; Steinbuck of the English ; Ingnweena 

 of the Amandebele ; Puruhuru of the Bechuaiias ; Ee-pen-nee of 

 the Makalakas ; Kahu of the Masubias ; Klmba of the Batongas ; 

 Gai-ee of the Masaras.) 



This little Antelope is found all over South Africa, from the Cape 

 to the Zambesi, except in the mountainous districts and tracts of 

 very thick bush ; it is fond of rather open country or open forest. 

 Its horns attain sometimes a length of 5 inches, though from 3 to -J 

 inches is the usual size. North of the Zambesi I did not see any 

 Steinbucks. 



16. Nanotragus melanotis (Thunb.). 



{Grys Steinbucl-, Sash-lungwdn of the Amandebele ; Teemba of 

 the Makalakas.) 



This Ultle animal is only met with, north of the Limpopo, in cer- 

 tain hillv districts of the more easterly portions of the interior. In 

 the country inhabited by the Amandebele it exists, but is very 

 scarce ; but to the north and east, in all the hilly country in the 

 neighbourhood of the Victoria Falls, and throughout the Mashuna 

 country from the watershed to the Zambesi, it is fairly numerous. 

 North of the Zambesi, as far as I penetrated, I met with the 

 Grysbuck. 



17. Nanotragus oREOTRAGUs(Schreb.): Brooke, P. Z. S. 1872, 

 p. 642. 



(^Klipbok or Klipspringer of the Dutch and- English ; Ee-go-go of 

 the Amandebele ; Ingululu of the Makalakas ; Gereree of the 

 Batongas; Kululu of the Masaras.) 



This little Antelope is found from the Cape to the Zambesi 

 wherever there are stony hills. North of the Zambesi I did not see 

 any. It is particularly plentiful in the curious detached stony hills 

 of the Matabele and Mashuna countries. The horns of the males 

 attain to about 4 inches in length, the females being hornless. The 

 hoofs of this Antelope are very much like those of the European 

 Chamois, being very short and small, and the hollows in them being 

 very deep. All four hoofs could easily be placed on a penny piece. 

 This enables them to obtain a foothold on little projecting pieces 



