1895.] aSttelopes op the tbAi^staal, 3o9 



flesh is coarse and rank, and I think none but natives would eat it 

 for choice. 



The Lessee Eeedbuck. Cervicapra lalandii. 



Swazi : Njala or Ihlangu matse. 



This second name signifies the "Eeedbuck of the Eocks." 

 Nothing could better describe its haunts, which are always on the 

 hill-sides, and not in the creeks. The Colonial and Boer name 

 for this animal is always the Eooi Ehebok. It is common in the 

 De Kaap district, in pairs or small parties of some four or five 

 individuals. Always wary, and frequenting the bare mountain- 

 sides, it is hard to shoot. Its flesh is excellent, as I can testify. 



The Bushbuck. Tragelaphus sylvaticus. 



Zulu and Swazi : InJconka S , Imhabala $ . Shangaan : 

 Shomo. 



This graceful antelope is to be found in many of the wooded 

 kloofs of the De Kaap district. The adult male are very dark in 

 colour compared with the chrome-yeUow of the female. The white 

 spots appear to have a similar arrangement in both sexes. 



The neck of the male is nearly devoid of hair. The buck, at bay 

 or wounded, is really dangerous, with its sharp, strong, straight 

 bonis ; a Swazi of ours had two large dogs killed in as many 

 minutes by an animal which they attacked together. 



It is difficult, even with a systematic beat, to drive this antelope 

 from cover, as it doubles and dodges till the last moment. The 

 thickly wooded beds of streams are often chosen by them as a 

 habitat. At night I have frequently heard their sharp hoarse bark, 

 emitted, I believe, only by the males. 



The Inyala. Tragelaphus angasi. 



The Dutch call this animal the Bastard Koodoo. I got a good 

 series of horns of this rare animal from the Eiver lembe, which 

 runs into the south side of Delagoa Bay. I know of it from no 

 other locality. 



The Pallah. ^pyceros melampus. 



Shangaan : Impaya. 



This beautiful antelope we found in great abundance between 

 the Sabi and Krokodil Elvers, often in herds numbering some 

 hundreds, in the belt of country infested by the tsetse fly. In 

 March the females and their half-grown young were in separate 

 herds from the males, which were always in troops distinct from 

 one another. Their skins at this period of the year were at their 

 best, the two shades of brown being very distinct. 



They formed the principal food of the lions which were plentiful 

 in this district, and we were constantly coming across their 

 remains. Acting as scouts they often prevented our getting 

 shots at larger game which we were busy stalking. Most 



