36 Wroughton, Collection of Mammals from Rhodesia. 



[Kobus ellipsiprymnus (The common Waterbuck)]. 



" ' Niakozwe' of the Chikunda, ' Chuzu ' of the Asenga, 

 'Mkulu'ofthe Alala. 



" A common antelope occurring in very large numbers 

 on the banks of the Loangwa River. It does not, how- 

 ever, develop as large horns as South African examples. 

 The largest I obtained measured 28| inches on the curve. 

 I only heard of one specimen over 30 inches being shot. 

 Kobus defassa (the Sing Sing) is reported from further 

 north, as also is Kobus leche (the Lechwe), locally known 

 as 'Inja.'" 



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[Aepyceros melampus (The Palla or Impala)]. 



" ' Mpala ' of all local tribes. 



" This antelope is very abundant throughout the 

 Loangwa Valley, much scarcer on the plateau toward the 

 Kafue. It affects a particular type of country, viz., the 

 1 Mopani ' flats, near the larger rivers, and is seldom 

 seen elsewhere. It would seem to have a singular 

 aversion to long grass or dense bush, and can scarcely be 

 driven into it Specimens from the Loangwa and 

 Zambesi valleys are consistently much smaller both in 

 bulk and in horns than those from British East Africa. 

 A pair of horns measuring over 20 inches is exceedingly 

 rare from this country." 



[Egocerus equinus (The Roan)]. 



" ' Chiroko ' of the Asenga, ' Mpewa ' of the Alala. 



" This is perhaps the commonest and most widely 

 distributed of all the larger antelopes in the country. 

 Specimens with long horns are however rare, especially on 

 the Alala Plateau. This is not a little remarkable, as 



