. The book of antelopes . ough, the Sing-sing, as it is habituallycalled, is by no means scarce, and specimens of it may usually be found inthe larger Zoological Gardens of the Continent. In several of these, forexample at Antwerp and Berlin, and we believe in the Jardin des Plantes atParis, the Sing-sing has bred and produced young. In our own ZoologicalGardens, as has been already stated, the first specimen of the Sing-singwas received in 1831 or 1832, but, so far as we can ascertain from referenceto the Societys books, no other examples were obtained until 1867 and 1868,in which years two f
. The book of antelopes . ough, the Sing-sing, as it is habituallycalled, is by no means scarce, and specimens of it may usually be found inthe larger Zoological Gardens of the Continent. In several of these, forexample at Antwerp and Berlin, and we believe in the Jardin des Plantes atParis, the Sing-sing has bred and produced young. In our own ZoologicalGardens, as has been already stated, the first specimen of the Sing-singwas received in 1831 or 1832, but, so far as we can ascertain from referenceto the Societys books, no other examples were obtained until 1867 and 1868,in which years two females of this species were added to the collection. InDecember 1885 an adult male was obtained, and in November 1886 an adultpair was received in exchange from the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. Our illustration of the Sing-sing (Plate XXXIII.) has been prepared byMr. Smit from the last-named pair, the female of which is still living in theMen a eyerie. o August, 1896. VOL. II, THE BOOK OP , -^ r^y^^H, V4«. Sc litk. Craw shays :^ COBUS CltA-M^SHAYI FahlusheoL hyMIorbe-r. Hanhart imp . 109 6a CRAWSHAYS WATERBUCK. COBUS CEAWSHAYI, Scl.[PLATE XXXIV.] Cobus crawshayi, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1893^ p. 723. Vernacular Name :—Chuzwi of the Awembas and the people of Itawa and Kabwiri(Crawshay). Rather smaller in size than C. ellipsiprymnus, but generally resembling it,the animal being covered with the same harsh, lengthened, thinly spreadhairs. But the colour is considerably darker, being of a dark iron-grey onthe dorsal surface, which passes into blackish on the back of the neck, upperportion of the limbs, and tail. This colour gets gradually lighter and moregreyish on the flanks, and passes on each side into whitish on the is no sign of the distinct rump-band which is so clearly marked onC. ellipsiprymnus, where it is bordered on each side by dark grey ; but in thepresent specie* the whole anal disk is white, separated on the dorsal line
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