. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. ZOOLOGY 311 feet together on an area which might be covered by a very small saucer. The fur has a curious brittle, shiny appearance, as though the hairs were thickening into spines. The Oribi of British Central Africa is Ourebia hastata and also comes from the Portuguese province of Mozambique. The Reedbuck of British Central Africa is a large animal of the genus Cervicapra. The variety found in the Mweru district has a well marked black. A KL
. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. ZOOLOGY 311 feet together on an area which might be covered by a very small saucer. The fur has a curious brittle, shiny appearance, as though the hairs were thickening into spines. The Oribi of British Central Africa is Ourebia hastata and also comes from the Portuguese province of Mozambique. The Reedbuck of British Central Africa is a large animal of the genus Cervicapra. The variety found in the Mweru district has a well marked black. A KLIPSPRINGER patch on the crown between the I have sometimes thought that the Reedbucks (which I illustrate on next page) found at the north end of Nyasa were exceptionally large. The drawings made are from specimens shot by myself in 1889. At the time the beasts were killed I almost thought that they were a small species of Cobus antelope, a genus into which Cervicapra insensibly melts. The Reedbuck is good eating and ranks next to the Bushbuck as 1 So states Mr. Oldfield Thomas in his paper on the mammals of British Central Africa ; he further says that similar patches have been noticed in South African 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 Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. New York, Edward Arnold
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