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to be common. From a zoogeographical point of view it is of interest to note that 

 these two typical forest animals extend so far (north)east. 



Concerning the habits of the Bongo I am indebted to Lord Delameee for 

 the following notes: The Bongo lives in herds which may count up to 20, yes even 

 sometimes 30 individuals, to judge from the spoor. They move up and down 

 the mountain sides at certain seasons to escape the Wandorobbos. The latter live 

 during the dry season at, or above the forest line to get honey from the bees. 

 The Bongo is then lower down in the forest. In the rainy season the Wandorobbos 

 move down, and the Bongo up. The Wandorobbos pursue the Bongo sometimes 

 with barking dogs, and the Bongo makes a stand against the dogs. The Bongo 

 feeds exclusively on leaves and branches, never on grass. It seldom if ever goes 

 outside the forest. If it happens to come to an open grass-covered spot in the forest 

 it passes straight across without stopping to feed. When browsing the Bongo walks 

 along all the time, never standing still, but it rests lying in some very dense thicket 

 for some hours for instance from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m., or something like that. 

 When browsing it makes rather much noise breaking branches and twigs. 



Taurotragus oryx pattersonianus Lydekker. 



Lydekkee: Nov. Zool. Vol. 14, 1907 p. 325. 



The Eland is rather rare in those parts of British East Africa where I had the 

 opportunity of studying the fauna. Only twice during the whole expedition I had 

 the pleasure of seeing these splendid animals. The first time was on the steppe 

 between Luazomela and Itiolu rivers. A small herd consisting of four cows and a 

 fine »blue» bull got wind of the safari at a very long distance and ran away with 

 greatest possible speed in a great curve up the wind, so that I could only watch 

 them through my Zeiss-glass. The second time was (3 March) on the northern side 

 of Guaso Nyiri not far from Chanler Palls. A small flock was observed. I did not 

 see any bull among them (but he might have been hidden among the bushes). The 

 animals were very wary this time too, but I got the opportunity of killing a fine 

 cow (PI. XV fig. 2) at a comparatively long range. Two other cows which were in 

 its company were not scared by the shot, but stopped and looked round, and could 

 then have been shot with greater ease than the first if I had wanted them. These 

 Elands were found in a place where the thornbushes were low and scattered. As 

 the contents of the stomach proved, they feed as well on grass as on leaves and 

 twigs. 



The colour of my specimen (PI. XV fig. 2) agrees with that which Lydekker 

 has stated for the type specimen with the differences which are due to difference in 

 sex. The incomplete white chevron* is present, but not quite as broad as in Ly- 

 dekker's figure. The black stripe running in the middle line of the forehead of the 

 bull is merely indicated in the cow, but the lower part of the face is dark brown. 

 The forehead and the posterior part of the back have the same colour, a pale but 



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