. The book of antelopes. Antelopes. 167 and put upon the stone by Smit. Soon after this date Sclater was able to acquire some further information concerning this interesting Antelope. On visiting the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes at Paris in the autumn of the same year, his attention was called to a pair of Antelopes lately received from the Jardin d'Acclimatation, which he at once recognized as being the male and female of his Tragelaphus gratus. On returning to England, Sclater sent the Fig. Horns of Congan Sitatunga. (P. Z. S. 1871, p. 486.) typical skin of Tragelaphus gratus to
. The book of antelopes. Antelopes. 167 and put upon the stone by Smit. Soon after this date Sclater was able to acquire some further information concerning this interesting Antelope. On visiting the Menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes at Paris in the autumn of the same year, his attention was called to a pair of Antelopes lately received from the Jardin d'Acclimatation, which he at once recognized as being the male and female of his Tragelaphus gratus. On returning to England, Sclater sent the Fig. Horns of Congan Sitatunga. (P. Z. S. 1871, p. 486.) typical skin of Tragelaphus gratus to Paris for comparison, and convinced M. Milne-Edwards of its identity with the living pair. Visiting the Jardin des Plantes again in 1881, Sclater had the pleasure of inspecting for the second time this fine pair of Antelopes, which were then accompanied by a young female, born in the previous December. Mr. Keulemans, being at that z2 '. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1829-1913; Thomas, Oldfield, 1858-1929; Wolf, Joseph, 1820-1899, ill; Williams, Alpheus F. , former owner. DSI; National Zoological Park (U. S. ), former owner. DSI; Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI. London : R. H. Porter
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