226 Great and Small Game of Africa 



The habitat of this animal is the west coast of Africa, from Liberia to 

 the Gold Coast. 



The Dutch field naturalist Pel, one of the various collectors employed 

 by the Leyden Museum, was the discoverer of this duiker, which he sent 

 home from the Guinea Coast in 1843. This was described by Gray in 

 1846 under the name of C. niger. 



In the Knowsley Menagerie in 1846 a living specimen of this species 

 existed, but, with this exception, it has never been brought to Europe alive. 



Mr. Biittikofer and his companions obtained many specimens during 

 their expeditions of 1879 and 1886. They found this duiker at St. Paul's 

 River, funk River, Du Queah River, and Farmington River. 



Both European and native reports coincide when the flesh of this 

 animal is discussed. It has a strong, bitter flavour, which they suppose is 

 caused by some particular food it is addicted to. 



" Like all other members of this genus it is exclusively an inhabitant of 

 the high forests and bushy woods, coming out at night into the savannahs 

 and plantations to get its food." Percy Rendall. 



Heck's Ddiker (Cephalophus hecki) 



Of this little duiker, which would seem to be a member of the 

 monticola group — of which the blue-buck, C. monticola, may be called 

 the type — very little is at present known. Its habitat is described as 

 in Mozambique. Dr. Matschie mentions it in SB. Ges. Nat. Fr., 1897, 

 p. 158, and remarks of it that, like C. monticola, it has red legs. 



The Nyasa Duiker {Cephalophus lugens) 



This recently discovered duiker was brought home by Mr. Alfred 

 Sharpe, C.B., Commissioner and Consul -General of Nyasaland. Mr. 

 Oldfield Thomas has described it in the Proceedings of the Zoological 



