The weight, food and conditions of gonads where recorded from Red-eyed Doves, Streptopelia semitorquata, from specimens collected at Thornpark Farm, Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from December 1961-April 1963.
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Arnoldia Vol 1(20) 1964 SIMPSON C.D. Observations on courtship behaviour in Warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus Pallas. 1-4p
Observations are recorded on the courtship and copulation behaviour in three different family groups of Warthog, Phacochoerus aethiopicus, seen in the Wankie (now Hwange) National Park. Two cases of pre-courtship fighting are also noted.
Arnoldia Vol 1(19) 1964 SIMPSON C.D. Notes on the Banded Mongoose, Mungos mungo (Gmelin). 1-8p
Some aspects of the life history and behaviour of the Banded Mongoose, Mungus mungo, are presented. These are based on field observations and data from a pair kept in semi-captivity.
Arnoldia Vol 1(18) 1964 ANSELL W.F.H. The preorbital, pedal and preputial glands of Raphicerus sharpei Thomas, with a note on the mammae of Ourebia ourebi Zimmermann.1-4p
This is the first description of the preorbital, pedal and preputial glands on Sharpe’s Grysbok, Raphicerus sharpei from specimens in the National Museum Bulawayo (now the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe).
Arnoldia Vol 1(17) 1964 COOKE C.K. Human figures under blankets or skins in Southern Rhodesia rock art. 1-3p
The is the first record of figures sleeping under skins or blankets in rock art in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). These paintings have been recorded at several caves in the Matob Hills including Bambata, Nswatugi and Alali (illustrated).
Arnoldia Vol 1(16) 1964 CHILD G. & WILSON V.J. Observations on ecology and behaviour of Roan and Sable in three Tsetse control areas. 1-8p
Roan, Hippotragus equinus, and Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger, were studied in the Tsetse Control Hunting Area in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Both are exclusive grazers and have overlapping range to the extent they can be seen together. Differences in their habitat, grazing behavior, patterns of movement to water, seasonal movements and calving are discussed.
