. The book of antelopes . eum. —Since this was written Thomas has examined some examples ofChanlers Reedbuck obtained by Mr. F. J. Jackson in British East Africa,probably near the Ravine Station, where he is now resident. So far as can bemade out in their present condition, these specimens are very similar to theSouth-African C. fulvorufula, without special face-markings, and thereforeconfirm our view that C. chanleri cannot be well distinguished from its South-African relative. > February, 1897. 187 Genus III. PELEA. (See p. 93.) , Gray, P. Z, S. 1850, p. 126 P. capreolus. Si
. The book of antelopes . eum. —Since this was written Thomas has examined some examples ofChanlers Reedbuck obtained by Mr. F. J. Jackson in British East Africa,probably near the Ravine Station, where he is now resident. So far as can bemade out in their present condition, these specimens are very similar to theSouth-African C. fulvorufula, without special face-markings, and thereforeconfirm our view that C. chanleri cannot be well distinguished from its South-African relative. > February, 1897. 187 Genus III. PELEA. (See p. 93.) , Gray, P. Z, S. 1850, p. 126 P. capreolus. Size small. Fur rather woolly. Naked muzzle large. No subauricularglandular patch. Skull much as in Cervicapra. No anteorbital fissure long and narrow. Premaxillse not reaching the small. Horns medium in length, slender, ringed, nearly vertical,straight or slightly curved forwards; absent in the female. Distribution. South Africa. (One species only.) VOL. II. 2d THE BOOK OF XT7 SmitlitJi. The Vaal Rhebok . T>F;LKA CAPRF. Puoiished Harxliart -imp. 189 75. THE VAAL RHEBOK. PELEA CAPREOLUS (Bechst.).[PLATE XLVI.] Antilope capreolus, Beclist. Syst. Uebers. vierf. Thiere, i. p. 98 (1799), ii. p. 646 (1800); Thunl). Mem. Ac. Petersb. iii. p. (1811) (Cape Flats) j Afzel. N. Act. Ups. vii. pp. 251 & 262 (1815); Goldf. Sclir. Saug. v. p. 1232 (1818); Schinz, Cuv. Thierr. i. p. 393 (1821); Desm. Mamm. ii. p. 461 (1822); Licht. Darst. Saug. pi. Yiii. (d ?) (1827); Less. Man. Mamm. p. 377 (1827); J. B. Fisch. Syn. Mamm. p. 467 (1829) ; Smuts, En. Mamm. Cap. p. 77 (1832) ; Less. Compl. Buff. X. p. 291 (1836) ; Oken, Allg. Naturg. vii. p. 1364 (1838); Forst. Descr. Anim. p. 392 (1844); Wagn. Schr. Saug. Suppl. iv. p. 428 (1844), v. p. 430 (1855); Schinz, Syn. Mamm. ii. p. 410 (1845) ; id. Mon. Antil. p. 14, pi. xiii. (1848) ; Gieb. Saug. p. 315 (1853).Antilope {Gazella) capreolus, Licht. Mag. nat. Fr. vi. p.
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