. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 296 EASTERN ETHIOPIA This antelope is distinguished by its comparatively small horns, which are aunulated, curved forward at the tips and usually about six inches long. The females are hornless. They have a large bare g-landular patch Ijelow their long ears, about 70 lbs. A good sized buck weighs. Waterbuok (Cohwi dlipsiprymnnx). Reedbuck have a tawny yellow coat which makes it very difficult to distinguish them among the long dry grass in
. Man and beast in eastern Ethiopia : From observations made in British East Africa, Uganda, and the Sudan . Natural history; Indigenous peoples; Ethnology. 296 EASTERN ETHIOPIA This antelope is distinguished by its comparatively small horns, which are aunulated, curved forward at the tips and usually about six inches long. The females are hornless. They have a large bare g-landular patch Ijelow their long ears, about 70 lbs. A good sized buck weighs. Waterbuok (Cohwi dlipsiprymnnx). Reedbuck have a tawny yellow coat which makes it very difficult to distinguish them among the long dry grass in which they live, and move about like phantoms. They are as active among the rocks as a chamois on a mountain and wonderfully alert. We found them very abundant about Lake Nakuru and on the slopes of Menengai (see p. 169). They occur in groups of four or five. In 1895 a new species was described and named C. chanleri after Mr. Astor Chanler, who sent home the skin which Mr. Rowland Ward considered to. 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 Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936. London : Macmillan and Co. , Limited
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