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and it is everywhere much rarer than in South Africa. Up the Majili 

 River, which runs into the Zambesi from the north near Sheshelce, 

 Mr. Pirie met with the koodoo, but in very small numbers. Eastward 

 again, and close to the Zambesi, Livingstone mentions coming across 

 koodoos " in abundance," but this was quite on the banks of the river, and 

 the only place north of this river where any one seems to have found them 

 in any numbers (Missionary Travels, p. 575). 



Koodoos were seen by Elton on the west side of the Shire River, near 

 the Lesungwe. Mr. Crawshay says it is a widely distributed species 

 through the whole of Nyasaland, especially in the rugged wooded high- 

 lands away from the haunts of men ; and he gives many localities where he 

 has either personally met with it, or is certain it exists, from Cape Maclear 

 at the south end of Lake Nyasa, along the western shores of that sheet of 

 water. Farther to the west, in the district of Lakes Mweru and Bang- 

 weolo, it appears to be unknown, but this may probably arise from the 

 country being quite unsuited to its habits. 



Little has been written about the country between Lake Nyasa and 

 Ujiji or Lake Tanganyika, or of the country lying due east of Nyasa, so 

 that there is nothing known about the distribution of the koodoo in these 

 districts. Mr. Stanley shot one in Ukonongo on the road to Ujiji. 1 

 Speke and Grant saw some in Ugojo and Ukuni in E. Long. 33 , and 

 though no specimens were actually obtained, they were certain of their 

 identification.- No other traveller seems to have met with or mentioned 

 this species from these countries, so that they are evidently very rare 

 and local. 



In British East Africa and its adjoining " Sphere of Influence " the 



koodoo is very rare and even still more local. From Mombasa the first 



locality for this fine game animal is in the Teita district. Mr. Jackson 



says, " There are always a few in the Teita country west of Ndara and 



1 How I Found Livingstone, p. 34.T. - P.Z.S. 1864, p. 105. 



