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the camp called "Kitchuchu," at 10,000 ft., swarmed with Elyrax, and at about 8 v.yi. 

 or later they would begin their calls. First one or two would break the silence, to be 

 answered by more from another cliif ; then others would join in, till the whole valley 

 resounded with their unearthly noises. Gradually the chorus would dwindle, till after 

 an hour or two scarcely one would be heard. Some nights there seemed to be many 

 more animals calling, and some nights hardly any. They were certainly weird and 

 extraordinary noises in a weird and extraordinary place, and had ventriloquistic effects 

 possibly caused by the great overhanging cliif under which the camp was placed, which 

 magnified and distorted the sounds. These noises are undoubtedly responsible for the 

 Ruwenzori " ghost-story." 



In the Mubuku Valley the natives trap the Hyrax with an ingenious spring noose, 

 following them as high as 12,500 ft. This is the origin of the path to the snows 

 Avhich exists in the Mubuku Valley but not in the Luimi, as the natives do not hunt 

 the Hyrax in the latter valley. They use the far for clothing, and also sell a great deal 

 of it to the natives of the plains in exchange for iron tools and spear-heads. They eat 

 the flesh, not because they prefer it, but because iiesh of any sort is a highly-prized 

 article of food. We once tried a Hyrax-stew, but it was very tough and not so 

 good as rabbit — ^just what one would expect a cat to taste like. These animals are 

 apparently nocturnal, although they were occasionally seen in the daytime when it 

 was dark and misty. — R. B. W.] 



Family S u I D M. 



82. POTAMOCHCERUS CHCEROPOTAMUS Desmoul. 



cJ skull ; $ skull (imm.). Mubuku Valley, E. Euwenzori. 6000 ft. 



These Pigs belong most probably to the subspecies from Kilimanjaro named by 

 Dr. Forsyth Major F. c. dmnonis from a female. The female skull in this series 

 is unfortunately too young for definite identification. 



[Pigs were numerous on Euwenzori and were found as high as 8000 ft. They were 

 one of the most difficult animals to obtain. They come out of the dense thickets and 

 jungle at night to feed on the native cultivations, and do enormous damage. The 

 skulls obtained were those of Pigs killed by Lions near the camp. The Lions in this 

 district feed almost exclusively on Pigs, and for this reason the natives dislike them 

 being killed.— R. B. W.] 



Family Boviu^. 



83. Cephalophus rubidcs Thos. 



d . Mubuku Valley, E. Ruwenzori. 10,000 ft. 



[Not uncommon on Ruwenzori up to 10,000 ft., but very difficult to obtain. They 



