The book of antelopes . 46) a figure ofthe skull and abnormal horns of a female of this Antelope in Mr. HumesCollection. August, 1897. 15 Genus II. iEPYCEROS. , Sund. Pecora, K. Handl. 1845,, p. 271 (1847) . M. melampus. Size large. No anteorbital glands. Tail fairly long. False hoofs feet with glandular tufts of hair placed shortly above the hoofs. Skull without supraorbital pits or anteorbital fossae; lachrymal vacuitiessmall. Horns of male medium or rather long, broadly lyrate, half-ringed, slightlycompressed. Female hornless. Mange of the Genus. Southern
The book of antelopes . 46) a figure ofthe skull and abnormal horns of a female of this Antelope in Mr. HumesCollection. August, 1897. 15 Genus II. iEPYCEROS. , Sund. Pecora, K. Handl. 1845,, p. 271 (1847) . M. melampus. Size large. No anteorbital glands. Tail fairly long. False hoofs feet with glandular tufts of hair placed shortly above the hoofs. Skull without supraorbital pits or anteorbital fossae; lachrymal vacuitiessmall. Horns of male medium or rather long, broadly lyrate, half-ringed, slightlycompressed. Female hornless. Mange of the Genus. Southern Africa, northwards to Angola on the west,and to the Southern Soudan on the east. Of this genus we are at present prepared to recognize only two species—the Common Pallah of Southern and Eastern Africa {2E. melam/pus) and thatof Angola (JE. petersi). The latter may be readily distinguished from theordinary form by having a prominent blackish mark running down the uppersurface of the muzzle. BOOK OF ANTELOPES, WoltcMJJmitliiL The Pallah . 31PYCERDS 1VIELATWPUSMlished , flanhurt imp. 17 77. THE PALLAH. jEPYCEKOS MELAMPUS (Licht.).[PLATE XLVIIL] Pallah, Daniell, African Scenery, no. 9 (1812). Antilope melampus, Licht. Reise, ii. p. 544, pi. iv. (1812); id. Mag. nat. Freund. vi. p. 167 (1814); Goldf. Schr. Saug. v. p. 1224, pi. cclxxiv. (1818) ; Schinz, Cuv. Thierr. i. p. 388 (1821); Desm. Mamm. ii. p. 456 (1822) ; Burch. Trav. ii. p. 301 (1824) ; id. List Mamm. pres. to B. M. p. 5 (1825) (Latakoo) ; H. Sm. Griff. An. K. iv. p. 219, v. p. 334 (1827); Less. Man. Mamm. p. 374 (1827) ; J. B. Fisch. Syn. Mamm. p. 462 (1829); Smuts, En. Mamm. Cap. p. 74 (1832); A. Sm. S. Afr. Quart. J. ii. p. 209 (1834); Laurill. Diet. Univ. dH. N. i. p. 616 (1839); Harr. Wild Anim. S. Afr. p. 78, pi. xv. (1840); Gerv. Diet. Sci. Nat. i. p. 261 (1840); Jard. Nat. Misc. vi. p. 217, pi. xxix. (1842) ; Less. N. Tabl. R. A., Mamm. p. 176 (1842) ; Gray, List Mamm. B. M. p. 162 (1843);
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