1896.J GNU OF NYASALAND. 617 



(C. t. albo-juhatus) it differed in having the mane black, as in C. t. 

 typictis. 



Mr. Richard Crawshay, C.M.Z.S., made the following remarks 

 on this subiect : — 



" This Gi-nu from British Central Africa is most interesting, 

 especially to naturalist-sportsmen like myselE who have visited 

 the country. 



" The existence of a Gnu in the Protectorate has, of course, long 

 been known : for instance on the Mlanji Plains, to the S.E. of 

 Matope, on the Upper Shiri, there are a few ; and to the W. of 

 Lake Nyasa, in the Loangwa B. valley, which drains into the 

 Upper Zambesi, there are also some. Hitherto, however, only two 

 specimens have been shot by Europeans, so far as I know. These 

 are the one of which we have this very pretty drawing ; and one 

 other, also a fine male, lately shot by Mr. Carl Wiese on the left 

 bank of the Euo E.., not far from Chiromo, on the Lower Shiri E. 

 Passing through Chiromo, about two months ago, I was shown the 

 sknll and magnificent long silky tail of this Gnu of Mr. Wiese's : 

 both are in Mr. Hillier's possession at Chiromo. 



" The specimen now forwarded by Sir H. H. Johnston was shot, 

 if I recollect rightly, by Mr. Macdonald, of the Administration, on 

 the Mlanji Plain. I think he told me he saw three in all — a bull, 

 a cow, and a calf ; he secured the bull the second time he saw 

 it by a long shot. 



" During thirteen years' residence, off and on, in what is now the 

 Protectorate, I have never myself actually seen Gnus ; the nearest 

 1 have been to them is to see their spoor, about four or five miles 

 out from Matope, on the Upper Shiri E. 



" The tribes round the southern half of Lake Nyasa all know the 

 Gnu by name : some people that I have heard describe the animal 

 say it has horns like a Buffalo. 



" The Anyanja know it as ' Nyumbu ' ; the Yaos (Ajawa) as 

 ' Sindi,' though I did not know this when I wrote my paper on 

 the Antelopes of Nyasa six years ago. Intermixing as they do 

 very much with the Anyanja, the Taos often use Manganja words, 

 especially with Europeans, who mostly spealc Manganja. 



" The Taos of Cape Madear at one time used the tail-hairs of the 

 Gnu to string beads on their prettily worked hair-combs ; I think 

 I must have some of these combs by me even now. 



" Being traders and great travellers, these Taos, I imagine, 

 have accompanied Arab caravans on their journeys into the Lower 

 Loangwa valley, and got their Gnu-tails there. During August 

 and September last year I made a journey into the Upper Loangwa 

 valley, seven days or so S.W. from Karonga. There I saw a 

 great deal of game, but no Gnus, though the Wasenga, I found, 

 are well acquainted with this animal. 



" They told me I should find Gnus two or three days to the S. of 

 vi'here 1 then w as, at Msongozi's ; tbey said I should see plenty \n 

 the neighbourhood of Kambombo's town. Wishing very mue^i 

 indeed to verify this statement and to secure a specimen of the 



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