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Aiswals of the Transvaal Museum. 
the eastern slopes of the Lebombo mountains), there were only duikers, 
steenbuck, enhlengaan (N esotragus living stonianus, Kirk), and 
umzumbi (C 'ephalophus natalensis, A. Sm.). It was said by the 
natives that warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) were plentiful, but 
our party saw only one solitary female — which was secured — during 
the expedition. Large herds of impala ( Aepyceros melam.pus) were 
not observed, wildebeest (Connochoetes faurinus) were never seen, hares 
were not met with, and the absence of large numbers of herbivora 
may account for the deficiency in carnivora. There may, however, 
be another reason. The water of the Maputa up to Gabene is salt or 
brackish. Most of the holes in dry rivers gave very salt, bitter 
