. Records of big game : with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . Head of Blackbuc 238 RECORDS OF BIG GAME. Horns of Spiingbuck. From .Mr. F. II. Barbers specimen. The SPRINGBUCK (Antidorcas euchore). Springbok, Cape , Bechuana. Itsaypi, , Angola. Although nearly allied to the gazelles, both in bodily form, colora-tion, and the shape of the horns, the springbuck presents a peculiarityentitling it to be regarded as the representative of a genus by peculiarity is the presence of a fold, or narrow pouch, runni
. Records of big game : with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . Head of Blackbuc 238 RECORDS OF BIG GAME. Horns of Spiingbuck. From .Mr. F. II. Barbers specimen. The SPRINGBUCK (Antidorcas euchore). Springbok, Cape , Bechuana. Itsaypi, , Angola. Although nearly allied to the gazelles, both in bodily form, colora-tion, and the shape of the horns, the springbuck presents a peculiarityentitling it to be regarded as the representative of a genus by peculiarity is the presence of a fold, or narrow pouch, runningdown the middle of the hinder part of the back, and lined with longpure white hairs. In periods of excitement this pouch is capable ofbeing turned partially inside-out, when the long white hairs are erected,and give a totally different appearance to this region of the to the dark nose-streak stopping short at the level of the eyes,the springbuck has more white on the face than is the case with themajority of gazelles ; and the white on the rump, which includes thetail and joins that of the middle of the back, also occupies a largerarea. H
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