26 THE SPORTSMAN IN SOUTH AFRICA. 



open flats, singly or in pairs, within reasonable distance of water. In 

 speed it is very fast, dodging from side to side in a peculiar manner 

 with a series of leaps and rushes. The flesh is fairly good. 



The Grysbuck [Nanotragus melanotis). Fig. 29, Plate VIII. — 

 {Grysbok of the Dutch ; Sashlungwan of the Matabele.) 



\_HeigM about 22 inches. Coat rather long and coarse.^ of a uni- 

 form deep reddish chocolate^ profusely mingled with white hairs, 

 which gives the animal altogether a grizzled appearance ; head 

 broad and short; tail very short, scarcely extending beyond the 

 hair of the rump. Horns, J^ inches, smooth and round. Females 

 hornless. Spoor almost same as Steinbuck, but smaller.^ 



This wary antelope is found in the Cape Colony, particularly in the 

 Eastern districts and on the borders of Natal, being unknown in 

 the Transvaal, Bechuanaland, Damaraland, Namaqualand, or Ovam- 

 boland. In the hilly country along the Zambesi and Northern 

 Mashonaland it is very common, but is scarce in Matabeleland 

 proper. Its habits are solitary, and are almost identical with those 

 of the Steinbuck, with the exception that it invariably frequents 

 hilly, broken, and stony country in preference to the open flats. 

 The flesh is not particularly good. 



The Klipspringer {Oreotragus saltator). Fig. 18, Plate V. — 

 {Klipspringer or Klipbok of the Dutch ; E-go-go of the 

 Matabele.) 



\_Height about 22 inches. General colour, dark brownish grey 

 tinged with green. The fur is very peculiar, and much resembles 

 hogs' bristles, each hair being hollow and tipped at the points with 

 yellow, the appearance of the coat being exceedingly like that of the 

 hedgehog. Head short and broad, the form being robust and 

 square. Horns average 3\ inches, slightly inclining forwards and 

 distant, being sparely wrinkled at the base and somewhat annu- 

 lated in the middle. Females hornless. The spoor is almost 

 round in appearance, the base of each hoof not being much larger 

 than a threepenny piece. '\ 



This little antelope, the chamois of South Africa, was at one time 

 very numerous on the mountains around Capetown and Simonstown, 



