. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. G5 specimens grow to Gh inches in length, relatively large, divergent, slender, evenly tapering, and somewhat roughened at hase. Skull relatively slight, slender, and long, with median palatal notch in advance of lateral ones ; basal length 10J, maximum width 4J, interval between muzzle and orbit 6h inches. The range extends from the west coast through the forest-zone to N. E. Ehodesia. The characters given by their describers as respectively distinctive of th
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History); Ungulates. G5 specimens grow to Gh inches in length, relatively large, divergent, slender, evenly tapering, and somewhat roughened at hase. Skull relatively slight, slender, and long, with median palatal notch in advance of lateral ones ; basal length 10J, maximum width 4J, interval between muzzle and orbit 6h inches. The range extends from the west coast through the forest-zone to N. E. Ehodesia. The characters given by their describers as respectively distinctive of the N. E. Ehodesian. Fig. 10.—Front and Side Views op Skull and Horns of Yellow- backed Duiker {Ce;phalophus sylvicultrix). C. coxi and the Ituri C, ituriensis do not appear to be even of racial value. If ituriensis were a distinct race it is quite probable that it would be inseparable from tJwmasi. 78. 7. IG. 3. Skin, mounted. Fanti. Also skull. Purchased, 1878. 64. 12. 1. 12. Skull, with horns, and skin. Gabun; collected by Monsieur P. du Chaillu. Type of C. longiccps. Purchased, 18G4. 71. 5. 27. 1. Skull, with horns, and skin. Same locality and collector. Type of G. melanoprymnus. Purchased, 1871. 55. 12. 26. 161. Skull, with horns, and skin. Sierra Leone. Described and skull figured by Gray, Proc. ZooL Soc, 1871, p. 594. Purchased, 1855. II. F. 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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