. The game animals of Africa . The latter droop the tail and run fijnig, as the Boers say, whilereedbuck, though they may continue to show the flag, constantlyshake their ears, and look crimped-up and generally badly hit they often take to dense covert. THE MOUNTAIN REEDBUCK OR ROOI RHEBOK (Cervicapra fulvoruftila) Root Rhebok, Cape Dutch ; Inlilangd mats die, ZULU AND SwAZi (Plate viii, fig. 4) On account of its mountain-haunting habits, so unlike those of thetypical reedbuck, the Boers believe this species to be a near relativeof the true or vaal rhebok, and consequently dis
. The game animals of Africa . The latter droop the tail and run fijnig, as the Boers say, whilereedbuck, though they may continue to show the flag, constantlyshake their ears, and look crimped-up and generally badly hit they often take to dense covert. THE MOUNTAIN REEDBUCK OR ROOI RHEBOK (Cervicapra fulvoruftila) Root Rhebok, Cape Dutch ; Inlilangd mats die, ZULU AND SwAZi (Plate viii, fig. 4) On account of its mountain-haunting habits, so unlike those of thetypical reedbuck, the Boers believe this species to be a near relativeof the true or vaal rhebok, and consequently distinguish it as the rooi(red) rhebok. From the typical reedbuck it is readily distinguishedby its inferior size, the height at the shoulder not being more thanfrom about 28 to 30 inches. The horns of the bucks are of the samegeneral type as those of ariindinum, having no distinct terminal hook,but they are perhaps more sharply bent forwards near the middle andhave fewer rings. The general colour is greyish fawn, with, in some. PLATE VIII 1. Reedbuck. 3. Western Bohor Reedbuck. 2. Abyssinian Bohor Reedbuck. 4. Mountain Reedbuck. 5. Vaal Rhebok. 227 228 ANTELOPES cases, a more or less decidedly rufous tinge—indeed, Mr. Vaughan Kirbydescribes it as being usually warm red-brown, passing into bufif on thecheeks and throat, and into white on the under-parts and inner sidesof the limbs. As in the typical species, there may be a dark markon the nose. The range of the typical race includes a large portion of easternAfrica to the south of the Zambesi ; Natal, Zululand, and Bechuana-land being some of its strongholds. Certain mountain-reedbuck fromnear Lydenberg, in the Transvaal, have been described by Kirby on p. 879 of the Zoological Societys Proceedings for1897 as a distinct form—Cervicap7-a fulvorufula suhalpina. It is,however, more probable that they indicate a semi-albinistic both sexes, of all ages, the limbs were white from the kneesdownwards, inclusive of
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