EAST AFKICAN MAMMALS. 73& 



iittendcJ to. Its deatli wns solely due to the stupidity of a 

 porter, who wns carrying it and took no notice of the little 

 creature strangling itself. 



EiIIYNCIIOTKAGUS KIRKI NYIK^ Heller. 



Kiziniba in Kisagarn, Chizimba in Ohigogo, Sala in Kisulaima. 

 Paa for .all Dikdik in Kiswahili. 



Eight males and six females were shot at Mbala, Igulwe, 

 Pooma, Mtali"s, Usurwe, Usshora, Ulugu, Mkalama, and Sagayo. 



The largest male measured 725. 41. 200. 80 mm., and largest 

 female 700. 50. 210. 80 mm.' They show a good deal of variation, 

 particularly as to the presence or absence of white spots upon the- 

 legs. 



At Igulwe a female was shot on 7. ii. 23 which held a small $ 

 fcetua, measuring 85. 4. 22. 6 mm. The Usshora specimen was- 

 caught by a dog, and I imagine mny only have been dropped that 

 day (30. x. 21). It lapped milk readily, but died on the night of 

 the second d.ay though excreting normally. At Mbala on 27. ii. 23, 

 an iinm.ature male, whose horns were just sprouting ( d" • 580. 33. 

 175. 70mm.), was running with its mother ($. 690. 50. 195. 

 75 mm.); who appeared to be still nursing him. 



These little buck are quite common throughout the Dodoma 

 thorn-bush country, often in places where there is not a drop of 

 water and the vegetation ajjparently dried up. They have a habit 

 of resorting to the same spot to relieve themselves, as a civet does 

 also. At Singida I came upon a place where both these animals 

 had been using the same spot for several days at least. 



The Pooma specimen was heavily infested with iieas, which 

 have been identified as Gtenocephalus felis and isidis. 



IIedukca redunca tohi Heller. 



Tohi in Kikami and Kiswahili ; iSThohe in Kisngara. 



Though Reedbuck were comparatively common a few miles 

 from Kilosa, I never shot one, and the only specimen obtained 

 was the skull of a male shot by Capb. Turnloy on 28. xii. 20. 

 Reedbuck Avere several times found which had been killed by 

 leopards. 



KOBUS ELLIPSIPRYMNUS Osg. 



Kuru in Kikami and Kiswahili; Nhulu in Kisagara. 



A male Waterbuck (2110. 390. 490. 210 mm.) at Kipera on 

 26.viii. 22, and a female (1750. 340. 470. 200 mm.) from Mkata 

 Uiver on l.ix. 21. The Intter had a very }ninute f«tus. One 

 was found that had been killed by lions near the Simbiti lliver. 



^Epyceros melampus suara Matsch. 



Palla in Kinyaturu and Kiswahili ; Mpalla in Kiramba. 



A male Impalla from Zengaragusu on 2.x. 21, a female (1040. 



