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be a new species. It is quite the fashion around Lake 
Nakuru to call all these animals Chanler’s reedbuck. I 
examined several but they did not conform to the 
description of the type specimen. Their flesh made a 
welcome addition to our larder. Keedbuck do not thrive 
in captivity. 
Skull and Horns of Mrs. Grays’ Kob. This antelope was dis¬ 
covered in the Nile swamps by Petherick. Dr. Gray, at that 
. time (1859) keeper of the British Museum, named it after 
his wife, “ who assisted him in his studies.” 
The Waterbuck is a noble animal and equal in size to 
a red deer; its head and horns make a trophy much 
sought after by hunters. The bucks are savage 
fighters among themselves, and the horns of the big 
bucks are often damaged in fights with rivals. The 
flesh of these antelopes is coarse, hard, and unpalatable 
even for Swahili porters. The tough hide makes 
excellent sandals. 
