. The book of antelopes . nd, favourable to the hunter, and, moreover, theyhave not the shy, suspicious nature of the Hartebeest, unless some of thelatter happen to be in their vicinity, in which case they become more difficultto approach, Their tenacity of life is very great, and unless disabled at once thechances are against the hunter, the impenetrable nature of the swamps andjungles to which they fly when wounded precluding all hope of pursuit, Their colour is a rich rufous, turning to white on the belly and insidethe thighs, the females being somewhat lighter in colour than the
. The book of antelopes . nd, favourable to the hunter, and, moreover, theyhave not the shy, suspicious nature of the Hartebeest, unless some of thelatter happen to be in their vicinity, in which case they become more difficultto approach, Their tenacity of life is very great, and unless disabled at once thechances are against the hunter, the impenetrable nature of the swamps andjungles to which they fly when wounded precluding all hope of pursuit, Their colour is a rich rufous, turning to white on the belly and insidethe thighs, the females being somewhat lighter in colour than the Avhole appearance is handsome and well proportioned, whilst the headmakes an exceptionally graceful trophy. I would mention that the lastspecimen I procured was a single buck, which I shot in the vicinity of 135 Berkeley Bay on my return from Uganda in 1893. It was lying at the edgeof a papyrus-swamp, and as it sprang off at my approach a lucky snap-shotsecured for me the finest head I possess of this Antelope. Fig. Head of Cohus ihomasi, S ?(P. Z. S. , p. 869.) This specimen, of which, by the kindness of the Zoological Society, we areenabled to reproduce the original figure from the Proceedings, has recentlybeen presented by Mr. Gedge to the British Museum. VOL. II. U 136 Herr Neumann gives the localities of this Antelope as Kavirondo, Ussoga,Uganda, Unyoro, Albert Lake, and, finally, Simiu River, at the south-eastcorner of Lake Victoria, where it was obtained by Herr Langheld. December, 1896. ^HE BOOK OF ANTELOPES,
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