CAPE HARTEBEEST 



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Horns ol Cape I lartclieest. !■". II. Barber's specimen. 



CAPE HAETEBEEST (Bubalis carna). 



Kliaina of the Bcchuanas. Iiigaina of the Makalakas. 



Horn -pedicle grcatl)' elongated, horns forming a letter V when 

 viewed from the front. Heiglit at shoulder about 48 inches. General 

 colour brownish fulvous, darker than in anj' of the preceding ; face 

 (except between the ej-cs), back of neck, chin, shoulders, thighs, and tail, 

 black or blackish ; lower portion of buttocks with a conspicuous whitish 

 or \'ellowish blaze, forming a marked contrast to the other colours. 

 Distributio)t. — South Africa southwards of the Limpopo, but extending 

 farther northwards along the confines of the Kalahari desert. This 

 fleet and handsome species (the roi hartebeest) is now nearh- ex- 

 terminated in the Cape, although still found in the Transvaal. A 

 few still linger in the old Bushman countr)- in the north-west of 

 Cape Colon}-. Although practically exterminated in the Orange 

 Free State and in most of the Trans\'aal (^except to the north- 

 west\ numbers of hartebeest are to be found in the pleasant 

 countr\- — partly plains, parti}- open forest — of Ih'itish Bechuanaland 

 and the Bechuanaland Protectorate. In the North Kalahari and 

 the desert regions about the Botletli River big troops are to be 

 met with. This hartebeest is an extremel}- good sporting animal, 

 rcmarkabl}- lleet and enduring, and not b}- an}' means eas}- to 

 bring to bag. Its flesh is \'er}- palatable, and its brilliant coat is 

 much sought after b}' the nati\-e tribes. 



