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Great and Small Game of Africa 



Early morning or evening is the best time for shooting duiker, before 

 they lie down for the day ; they are far less wary then, and more 

 approachable, especially if one advances with the early sun behind him. 

 I have seen them stand in one spot without even moving, in the early 

 morning, while several shots have been fired at them. They are very 

 tenacious of life, and even when hard hit will go off at a great pace as 

 though untouched. A .450 rifle or Lee-Metford is the best weapon to use. 



The pleasantest way, perhaps, of hunting them is for two or three guns, 

 mounted, to ride in line, trying each patch of scrub, and, when the buck 

 lumps out, to dismount and take the shot ; a running duiker is a very 

 difficult mark to hit, and one has to use his rifle smartly. 



F. Vaughan Kirby. 



THE KLIPSPRINGER 

 Genus Oreotragus 



This species belongs to another sub-family (Neotragina) of antelopes, 

 including six generic groups, all restricted to Africa. They are all small 

 animals, with the muzzle either naked or trunk-like and hairy, large face- 

 glands opening by a circular orifice, and a short or medium tail. The 

 lateral hoofs may or may not be present, and the horns, which are wanting 

 in the female, are short, nearly or quite straight, rising vertically or with a 

 backward inclination, with the bases ridged and the tips smooth. 



From the other members of the group, the klipspringer, which is the 

 only representative of its genus, is readily distinguished by the thick, pithy 

 hair, the rudimentary tail, and, above all, by the rounded and blunt hoofs, 

 upon the tips of which the animal stands. The nearly vertical horns have 

 a slightly forward curvature, and are ringed for their basal third. 



