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apparently not further west. These water-buck have fine heads, 
as a rule considerably larger than A. ellipsiprymnus in Kast Africa, 
although the heads are not nearly so big as are found in the 
Semliki Valley. 
Jn the swamps near the mouth of the Kagera, on the shores of 
the lake, and on the islands of the Sesse group, Limnotragus 
spekei was fairly common, This animal, owing to its nocturnal 
and swamp-loving habits, is of course seen extremely rarely, but 
it is frequently hunted by natives with nets and packs of dogs. 
The horns are often to be met with in possession of natives. 
There is at present a doubt whether more than one species of this 
antelope is not found in the same district. 
In Bukanga, especially about the Nyakafunzo swamp and to 
the south of it, large herds of Mpala (Zpyceros melampus) may 
be met with. These beautiful antelopes are to be seen in herds 
of 200 or 300, and in the district referred to perhaps 1500 
individuals exist at the present time. They were met with 
at no other point throughout the country traversed. 
Very common, although occurring only in ones and twos at a 
time, was a species of Reed-Buck (Cervicapra? sp.). This antelope 
was chiefly confined to the low-lying grassy country in Bukanga, 
along the banks of the Kagera, and in Ruampara. 
Another very common antelope was the Ovibi (Owrebia montana). 
This little antelope appeared almost everywhere on the low 
ground in the mountains, except in the highly cultivated parts of 
Ankole and the mountains in the west. In general, it may be 
said that no antelopes or game animals of any description were 
seen in the Ruchigga mountains and their northern and eastern 
extensions.- Bush-buck and Harnessed Antelope were seen at 
rare intervals in the valley of the Kagera. The latter appeared 
occasionally at the edges of the dense forests near the mouth of 
the Kagera, and in one or two places in the narrow valley of the 
Kagera between the mountains. 
Bush-buck were occasionally seen in .the Koki hills and the 
mountains of Ruampara, where the deep guilies choked with 
vegetation afforded them shelter, and the open grassy hillsides 
excellent feeding-grounds. 
On the steep hills of Ankole and Karagwe, Klipspringers were 
common wherever the ground suited them. The form in this 
country shows some differences when compared with the klip- 
springers of other parts of Africa, and may prove to be an 
intermediate variety. 
Of Monkeys, Colobus guereza was seen in the forests near the lake, 
The common grey African monkey was also observed in many 
places, and an interesting species, Cercocebus aterrimus, was also 
seen in the dense forests near the lake and in the dense forests 
round Minziro, The last-named monkey looks almost black and 
is very shy. Its ery is very loud and peculiar, reminding one 
slightly of the ery af the Chimpanzee. Baboons ave common, 
especially in the mountains in Ankole and Karagwe. 
