80 APPENDIX. [sect. 



Zoology. 



"For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand 

 hills." — Psalm 1. 10. 



In connexion with this science we can only speak of the 

 new species or varieties of animals discovered by Dr Living- 

 stone. 



■ _ . , The leche was found by Dr Livingstone and 



The Lech£, . ' / . f 



Nakong, Po- his companions at Lake Ngami. It is a water- 



ku, andThian- an telope, of a light-brownish tallow colour 1 . 



In the letter, dated Tete, he thus describes 



the others : " In the animal kingdom there are three antelopes 



which, I believe, have been hitherto unknown, all of which 



abound in the great valley, but nowhere else. One is specially 



adapted for treading on mud and marshy spots, by great 



length from point of toe to the little hoofs above the fetlock. 



It has a heavy gait, looks paunchy, and hides itself all but the 



nose in water." The native name of the first being Nakong 



or Setutunka. 



" Another little antelope abounds in great numbers near 

 Sesheke ; its cry of alarm is like that of the domestic fowl. 

 It is called Thianyane. The third is named Poku, and it 

 abounds in prodigious numbers above the Barotse. It is ex- 

 actly like the Leche which was discovered when we went first 

 to Lake Ngami, but considerably smaller in every way, and 

 of a redder colour." 



It is scarcely necessary to mention elephants, lions, buf- 

 faloes, zebras, &c. as being constantly met with by him. 

 These are described in most books on Zoology. We may 

 notice a few interesting points brought out by our traveller in 

 connexion with this subject, which may not be so generally 

 known. 



1 For a description and drawing of this animal, see Travels, 

 pp. 70, 71. 



