Various local forms of
giraffe and bonte-quagga, are only races of one
and the same species. While, even if the present
specimen be only a 'sport' (which I consider
unlikely), it will serve to show that the southern
and northern elands are more nearly related than
has hitherto been supposed."
1 In error for "British."
As my eland thus proved to be of some
considerable scientific value, and as the authorities
of the British Museum expressed a desire to
possess its head, I gladly presented it to the
Trustees, so that all sportsmen and naturalists
might have an opportunity of seeing it at the
Natural History Museum at South Kensington,
where it now is.
APPENDIX
I.
SPORTSMEN who think of visiting British East Africa
on a shooting trip may be glad of a few general hints
on points of interest and importance.
The battery, to be sufficient for all needs, should
consist of a .450 express, a .303 sporting rifle, and a
12-bore shot gun; and I should consider 250 rounds
of .450 (50 hard and 200 soft), 300 rounds of .303 (100
hard and 200 soft), and 500 12-bore shot cartridges of
say, the 6 and 8 sizes, sufficient for a three months' trip.
Leather bandoliers to carry 50 each of these different
cartridges would also prove very useful.
