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BuslibuL'ks are shy animals, and dart c_[uickly in aiul 

 out of thickets. At times they lie close in cover. 

 They are difticult to shoot, but their flesh is very 

 tender and delicious. When travelling along the 

 Uganda Kailway I often saw tliese antelopes jumping 

 away from the line in a nervous, excited style. In 



The Bushbuck. Scarlet riiiiners and French beans are 

 irresistible attractions for this antelope. 



Kampala I saw one quietly feeding in a garden within 

 twenty yards of a house inhabited by Euroj^eans. 

 Jackson states that French Ijeans and scarlet runners 

 are irresistil)le attractions to them. 



The Bongo is a big antelope standing four feet at 

 the shoulder ; it is something like a bushbuck, but is 

 more brilliantly coloured and has a tufted tail. Both 

 sexes have horns, and those of the male are massive, 

 spirally curved, and nearly a yard long. It was dis- 



