. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. KAAMA ANTELOPES 9 were two of the so-called kaama antelopes (Alcelaphus kaama), the first met with by us, all our other antelopes having been of the Alcelaphus CoJcii variety. The chief difference between the two kinds is in the size and form of the horns. Whilst hunting in this district Count Teleki came one day to the long, narrow lake with lukewarm waters, at the base of the plateau, discovered by the unfortunate Bishop Hannington
. Discovery of lakes Rudolf and Stefanie; a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in eastern equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888. KAAMA ANTELOPES 9 were two of the so-called kaama antelopes (Alcelaphus kaama), the first met with by us, all our other antelopes having been of the Alcelaphus CoJcii variety. The chief difference between the two kinds is in the size and form of the horns. Whilst hunting in this district Count Teleki came one day to the long, narrow lake with lukewarm waters, at the base of the plateau, discovered by the unfortunate Bishop Hannington, and named after him. The water is clear, but very salt and bitter, with quantities of green algae about the size of a grain growing in it. Although the temperature at the north end is no higher than that of the air, it is, ac- cording to Bedue and other attendants of the Bishop, con- siderably higher at the southern ex- tremity. At the edge of the lake were the spoors of many hippopotami, and the surface was alive with many kinds of water birds, in- cluding the small variety of the flamingo, with deep pink plumage. With six charges of small shot, the Count brought down twenty-five. Another interesting bird secured on this occasion was a single specimen of a snipe with white breast plumage, steel-green feathers on the back, and red legs. On the evening of the 27th the Count returned to Nyemps to have a day's rest. He did a little hunting the next evening, however, and wounded a buffalo, the spoor of which he followed on the morning of the 29th, when he started on another trip. HORNS OF THE ALCELAPHUS Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Höhnel, Ludwig, Ritter von, 1857-1942; Teleki, Samuel, Székigrof, 1845-1916; Bell, Nancy R. E. Meugens, "Mrs. A. E. Bell,". London, Longmans,
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