. Records of big game with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . s nearly or quite in the plane of the face, as alsoby the large size of the open spaces in the skull in front of the socketsof the eyes, and the breadth of the nasal bones. In the present speciesthe horns, although short, project behind the back of the head, aresomewhat elevated above the plane of the forehead, and strongly andclosely ridged, while the colour of the upper parts, inclusive of the tail-tip, is greyish fawn. Height at shoulder, 13 to 14 inches. Distribution.—Zanziba
. Records of big game with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . s nearly or quite in the plane of the face, as alsoby the large size of the open spaces in the skull in front of the socketsof the eyes, and the breadth of the nasal bones. In the present speciesthe horns, although short, project behind the back of the head, aresomewhat elevated above the plane of the forehead, and strongly andclosely ridged, while the colour of the upper parts, inclusive of the tail-tip, is greyish fawn. Height at shoulder, 13 to 14 inches. Distribution.—Zanzibar, adjacent islets, and mainland coast Africa, through Kilimanjaro, to Mozambique. Length onfront. Circum-ference. Tip toTip. Locality. Owner. 3i I* 2 Zanzibar Sir John Kirk. 3i I| ii Do. British Museum (Capt. Speke). 3i ii ii Do. British Museum (Sir John Kirk) m ii if Kikuyu . Master of Belhaven. ol 3 if if Do. Sir F. J. Jackson. 2| ii ii Near Nairobi . F. C. Selous. (See illustration. OWNERS MEASUREMENTS. 3S i| if Zanzibar Dr. Albert von Stephani. 3§ i| Do. F. C. Selous. i8o RECORDS OF BIG GAME. Skull and Horns of Livingstones Suni. LIVINGSTONES SUNI (Neotragus livingstonianus).Lumswi, Shupanga. Inhlengana, Amatonga. Distinguished from the preceding species by its slightly superiordimensions (height at shoulder, 14 to 15 inches), the longer and thickerhorns, more rufous coloration, and the blackish upper surface of the tail. Two specimens killed by Mr. F. Vaughan Kirby measured— Male. Female. 8 3i ins. Extreme length over all, tip of nose to end of tail 27Length of tail ...... Perpendicular shoulder-height . . 14^ „ Girth behind the shoulder . . 14^ „ 25f 3*3i i3| ins. Distribution.—South-East Africa, from Mozambique to Zululand ; therace from Zululand being distinguished as N. livingstonianuszuluensis. Length onfront. Circum-ference. 4l If 4§ 2h 4t\ 4i li Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 11 Zambesia . . Rowland Ward. Gungunyanas country British Museum (H. T.
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