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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



F. H. Barber's Lichi Horns. 



LICHI or LECHWE (Cobus lichi). 



Lcchu'i in the Barotse and Lake Lcclu', Lee-gwee of the Makololo. 



Ngami countries. Ittya of the IVTasubias. 



NJ/ta in the Chilala and Chibisa Oonja of the Makubas. 



countries. 



In tliis handsome antelope the liorns are longer than in its allies, 

 considerably exceeding twice the length of the head, while the front 

 of the fore-legs is black, and the hair long. Height at shoulder, 40 or 

 4 I inches. 



Like the puku, this kob was discovered by Livingstone and his 

 companions Oswell and Murray during their journey to Lake Ngami 

 in 1 849. In point of size it approximates to the true water- 

 bucks, from which, however, in addition to the features already 

 mentioned, it may always be distinguished by its lighter and more 

 graceful build. The general colour is fulvous, of a lighter tint than 

 in the Uganda kob. 



The lichi affords excellent and often exciting sport for the gunner. 

 Seldom found very far from water, this antelope is most abundant in 

 the lagoons and swamps created by the annual rising of the Upper 



