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Antelope of the genus Tragelaj^JiiijS, of which the larger is called 

 " emvul " and the other " iikok," all prefer the parts of the country 

 in which there are open grassy places. Hence they are more 

 commoTi near the coast, where, for a mile or two back, there is 

 much grass, than further inland, where there is scarcely a break 

 in the forest ; and far inland, where again there are extensive 

 grassy places, they are likewise more frequently met with. 



The Buffalo is not absent, however, from the most densely 

 wooded parts of the country. Sometimes a number of them 

 come to feed at night in the grassy sites of deserted villages. 

 In such places some native hunters are bold enough to shoot 

 them, but they do so at considerable risk to their lives. I have 

 healed of more than one case of a man being killed by a Buffalo. 



A large Antelope called " ezona," of which I have seen strips 

 of the skin and the spiral horns, must be the Boocercus eurycerus. 

 I have heard of it only in the interior, about the River Ja. 



The Duykers {Cephalophus). 



The six species that I know of the genus Cephaloj^hus, though 

 they differ considerably in size and colour, are much alike in 

 their habits. They are all inhabitants of the deep forest, coming 

 around village clearings only when attracted by the growing 

 crops. When the people find that their patches of maize or 

 peanuts are being visited at night by antelope, they build light 

 fences around them. A small gap is left in the fence, and a 

 snare with a strong noose of vine is fixed in the gap. In this 

 way they not only protect their crops, but often secure meat 

 besides. 



When anyone finds fresh tracks of one of these antelopes in 

 the forest, he follows it to some thicket ; and if he sees tracks 

 entering and none leaving the thicket, he goes to the village and 

 gets help. Then the men go with a long net they make and 

 keep for the purpose, spread it in a suitable place, and try to 

 surround the antelope and drive it into the net. Many are caught 

 in this way. Many are caught also in pitfalls. 



The red " so " {Cephalophus castanetts) is reputed to be less wary 

 than the others. It is sometimes found in the forest or the 

 borders of clearings, lying curled up, asleep. " The sleep of the 

 so " is proverbial among the Bulu for soundness. 



Young of different species of Duyker are often found asleep in 

 the forest, where they have been hidden by their mothers. A 

 female " so " caught on September 25th would have bi-ought forth 

 one young in less than a month. 



The commonest of these Duykers is the smallest one, the 

 " okweii" {Cephalophus melanorrheus). The next in abundance is 

 the " mvin" \C. callipi/giis). 



The Pigmy Antelope. 

 The diminutive " ojoe " {Neotragus batesi), unlike the Duykers, 



