. Records of big game with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . ur of the buttocks, and the evenly hairedtail, which shows no sign of a tuft, and is white below. Distribution.—West Africa, from Sierra Leone to the Gold Coast,being replaced in the Cameruns by C. castaneus. ength onfront. Girth. Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. illore 2* 2 West Africa . Hon. Walter Rothschild. 3* J5 31 Cameruns (C. castaneus) . C. S. Mann. 2I 2i i£ Sierra Leone . Major-Gen. P. S. Wilkinson 2i If i« S. Nigeria Major E. M. Baker. 2h_ 2\ ifi Portuguese Guinea . C. S.
. Records of big game with their distribution, characteristics, dimensions, weights, and horn & tusk measurements . ur of the buttocks, and the evenly hairedtail, which shows no sign of a tuft, and is white below. Distribution.—West Africa, from Sierra Leone to the Gold Coast,being replaced in the Cameruns by C. castaneus. ength onfront. Girth. Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. illore 2* 2 West Africa . Hon. Walter Rothschild. 3* J5 31 Cameruns (C. castaneus) . C. S. Mann. 2I 2i i£ Sierra Leone . Major-Gen. P. S. Wilkinson 2i If i« S. Nigeria Major E. M. Baker. 2h_ 2\ ifi Portuguese Guinea . C. S. Burnett. BANDED DUIKER or ZEBRA-ANTELOPE (Cephalophus doriae). The tiger-like transverse black bands on the orange ground of theback suffice to distinguish at a glance this pretty little duiker from allits kindred. Distribution.—The interior of the West Coast of Africa from Liberia toSierra Leone, where it is commonly known as the mountain deer. Length on Circum- ~ T; front. ference. r ifi i| Locality. Owner. Liberia . . British Museum (Dr. J. Biittikofer). Do. . Hon. Walter Rothschild. DUIKERS 165. Head of Yellow-backed Duiker. YELLOW-BACKED DUIKER (Cephalophus sylvicultor). This species, which is the type of the genus, is distinguished frommpst other duikers by its large size, coupled with its blackish colouring,and the presence of a yellowish crest on the back and a similarlycoloured longitudinal patch on the rump. Height at shoulder, 34inches. The Rhodesian form of the species has been namedC. coxi, and the Ituri yellow-backed duiker has also received a name, butneither appears entitled to rank even as a distinct race. Distribution.—The West Coast of Africa from Liberia to Angola, andthence eastwards through the forest-zone. Length onfront. Circum-ference. Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 7h 43 4| Rhodesia . E. R. D. Hall. 7 ,1j 2 Sierra Leone . Major C. E. Palmer. -61 3 3 Rhodesia . Dr. Albert von Stephani. 61 3t 4i Fanti . British Museum. 6g6| 3* ■j 8
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