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riage of the head and neck; the male alone carries horns. 
We found them usually in parties of ten or a dozen, both 
of bulls and cows; but sometimes a party of cows would go 
alone, or three or four bulls might be found together. In 
spite of its name, we did not find it much given to going in 
the water, although it would cross the river fearlessly when¬ 
ever it desired; it was, however, always found not very far 
from water. It liked the woods and did not go many miles 
from the streams, yet we frequently saw it on the open 
plains a mile or two from trees, feeding in the vicinity of 
the zebra and the hartebeest. This was, however, usually 
quite early in the morning or quite late in the afternoon. 
In the heat of the day it clearly preferred to be in the for¬ 
est, along the stream’s edge, or in the bush-clad ravines. 
The impalla are found in exactly the same kind of 
country as the waterbuck, and often associate with them. 
To my mind they are among the most beautiful of all ante¬ 
lope. They are about the size of a white-tailed deer, their 
beautiful annulated horns making a single spiral, and 
their coat is like satin with its contrasting shades of red 
and white. They have the most graceful movements of 
any animal I know, and it is extraordinary to see a herd 
start off when frightened, both bucks, and does bounding 
clear over the tops of the tall bushes, with a peculiar bird¬ 
like motion and lightness. Usually a single old buck will 
be found with a large company of does and fawns; the 
other bucks go singly or in small parties. It was in the 
middle of May, and we saw fawns of all ages. When in 
the open, where, like the waterbuck, it often went in the 
morning and evening, the impalla was very shy, but I did 
not find it particularly so among the woods. In connec- 
