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APPENDIX I. 
Lesser Kudu. Slrepsiceros imberbis (Swahili, Kungu ?) 
The lesser kudu is found in the bush round Taveta, and 
was killed on the Kikavo river, near the Sogonoi hills; but 
though one of the most common antelope up the Tana river, 
it is seldom met with near Kilima-njaro, and seldom leaves 
the bush. It is common at a place called Mererani, on the 
coast between Mombassa and Lamu. Also seen at Maungu. 
Measured in a straight line from base to tip, the horns of a full- 
grown male should average seventeen inches. 
The Bush-buck. Tragelciphus sylvatieus (Swahili, Mbawara ? 
or Parahara ?). The bush-buck is found in or near the edge of 
bush by rivers, never many hundred yards away from water. 
All the bush-buck killed here had a bare spot on the neck, 
as if rubbed by a collar. A good pair of horns shot near 
Taveta measure eleven and a half inches. 
Oryx. Oryx-bdsa (Swahili, Cheroa). Plentiful on the plains 
and in thin thorny bush. Perhaps most common near the 
Useri river, but very seldom seen to the south-west of the 
mountain. Also found in great numbers south of Lake Jipe. 
The horns of a female measure from thirty to thirty-two inches ; 
those of the male are thicker, but a few inches shorter. 
Coke’s Hartebeest. Alcelapkus Colid (Swahili, Kongoni). 
Quite the most common antelope on the plains, being found in 
every direction in immense herds. Horns vary much in size and 
shape. A pair belonging to a male measure eleven and a half 
inches from the top of the frontal bone to the tip of the horn, 
with a spread from tip to tip of seventeen and a half inches. 
The Brindled Wildebeest. Connochcetes Gnu (Swahili, 
Kyumbu). Found principally to the north-east of the moun¬ 
tain in large herds. Also on the plains near the Sogonoi hills. 
The Mpallaii. JEpyceros melampus (Swahili, Swalah). 
Common everywhere in thin bush and on the plains. A good 
pair of horns measure twenty inches from the base to tip in 
straight line. 
The Water-buck. Cabus Eblisipryinnus (Swahili, Ivuru). 
Found everywhere near rivers and marshes, and is very fond 
