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country of Mozambique. The places where it has been actually shot are 

 (1) on the plains round Lake Chilwa ; (2) on the Elephant marsh near 

 Chiromo ; (3) near Mount Chiperone. The gnu is also met with in West 



Fig. 2;.— Head of Bull Nyasaland Gnu. 

 From Sir H. H. Johnston's British Central Africa, published by Messrs. Mcthuen. 



Nyasaland and on the River Luangwa, but this may be the ordinary brindled 



gnu. The Nyasaland gnu generally goes in small herds and frequents the 



plains, and not the hilly districts. 



H. H. Johnston. 



