32 WROUGHTON, Collection of Mammals from Rhodesia. 



[Rhinoceros bicornis.] 



" ' Chipembere ' of most native races, ' Ukoli ' of the 

 Alamba. 



"The Rhinoceros is by no means uncommon in the 

 Loangwa valley, but is not very often seen." 



[Equus burchelli (Burchell's Zebra)]. 

 " ' Mbidzi ' of the Lake tribes, ' Mbwete ' of the Asenga. 

 " Zebras are enormously abundant nearly all over the 

 country, not having suffered from the rinderpest of some 

 years ago. They prefer hilly country, and can travel 

 with ease over remarkably steep slopes. Solitary stallions, 

 which have been turned out of the herd, are not 

 infrequently met with amongst herds of other game, 

 especially Mpala or Haartebeeste. I have even seen them 

 with pig." 

 i$. 



Potamochcerus chceropotamus. 

 Sus Koiropotamus, Desmoul., "Diet. Class. Hist. Nat.," vol. 17, 

 p. 139, 1831. 



A quite young individual. 



" Bush pigs are common, and do a considerable amount 

 of damage to native gardens. It is perhaps more local 

 than the Warthog, and, inhabiting denser bush, is 

 seldom seen. The sow gives birth to 5 or 6 young at a 

 time. The young are striped. 'Nguluwe' of most local 

 tribes." 



1 ? skull, ad. 



[Phacochcerus ? africanus.] 



<i 'Njiri ' of most of the local tribes. 

 " Common all over the country. Generally solitary or 

 in pairs, occasionally an old sow and her family may be met 

 with. Three at a birth seems to be the almost invariable 



