. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 172 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM a higher proportion of grass into its diet (Smithers 1971: 221, 222; Hoffmann & Stewart 1972: 228). The three species are fairly easy to tell apart on the basis of pelage and other external characters (Dorst & Dandelot 1970: 264, 266). There are no published criteria for distinguishing them on hard parts, but A. W. Gentry (pers. comm.) has suggested several cranial characters which together allow R. melanotis % (S. 36002). CM Fig. 1. Outlines of lef
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 172 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM a higher proportion of grass into its diet (Smithers 1971: 221, 222; Hoffmann & Stewart 1972: 228). The three species are fairly easy to tell apart on the basis of pelage and other external characters (Dorst & Dandelot 1970: 264, 266). There are no published criteria for distinguishing them on hard parts, but A. W. Gentry (pers. comm.) has suggested several cranial characters which together allow R. melanotis % (S. 36002). CM Fig. 1. Outlines of left mandibles of Raphicerus melanotis and R. campestris, illustrating the differences between the two species in the configuration of the inferior margin of the hori- zontal ramus. An arrow indicates the approximate position of the canine in each case (after originals by K. Scott).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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