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fringed with a thin belt of forest, then the ground rises slightly and one sees 
extensive plains dotted here and there with large patches of bush, composed 
principally of euphorbias and aloes. ‘The Lesser Koodoo (Strepsiceros 
imberbis) lives principally in these patches, and feeds outside of them in the 
early mornings and evenings. When I first saw the new Antelope I was 
stalking two examples of Gazella walleri, and though I saw the Hunter’s 
Antelope in the distance I mistook them for Impalas, which, however, are 
not found on the Tana on either bank. 
“Tt was only when I fired at the Gazelles, and the Hunter’s Antelopes 
(a pair of young males) ran away, that I noticed that they were something 
new tome. They ran with rather a heavy gallop, like a Hartebeest. I then 
had a very long track after them, and managed to kill the young male which 
I first sent you. 
“We did not come across these Antelopes again for some days, but then 
met with them in large numbers and got several specimens. They seemed 
to me to have more vitality than any other Antelope I have ever killed. This 
species certainly does not extend down to the coast, but we saw them as far 
as the furthest point we reached (about 250 miles) up the river, at a place 
called Mussa. Their Galla name is ‘ Herola, not ‘ Haranta, as given in your 
original description.” 
May, 1894. 
