. The book of antelopes . fv. K. Forh. iii. 1846, p. 221 (1847) . N. moschatus. No auricular glands or accessory hoofs. Skull with very large anteorbital fossae, sharply defined above and below,almost as in Ourehia; anteorbital vacuity present on each side of the hinderend of the nasal bones; on the sides of the muzzle a long oval vacuitypresent on the suture between the premaxillary and maxillary bones; nasalopening oval, its sides bowed outwards as usual. Horns half or more the basal length of the skull, strongly slanted backalmost to the continuation line of the facial profile; str
. The book of antelopes . fv. K. Forh. iii. 1846, p. 221 (1847) . N. moschatus. No auricular glands or accessory hoofs. Skull with very large anteorbital fossae, sharply defined above and below,almost as in Ourehia; anteorbital vacuity present on each side of the hinderend of the nasal bones; on the sides of the muzzle a long oval vacuitypresent on the suture between the premaxillary and maxillary bones; nasalopening oval, its sides bowed outwards as usual. Horns half or more the basal length of the skull, strongly slanted backalmost to the continuation line of the facial profile; strongly, but finely,closely ridged for their basal half or three-fourths. Bistrihution. East Africa. To this genus there belong two closely allied species, which may bedistinguished as follows :— a. Horns small and slender. Colour fawn-grey. Tip of tail like back. 49. N. moschatus. h. Horns longer and thicker. Colour more rufous. Tail blackish above. 50. N. livingstonianus. VOL. II. H THE BOOK OF ANTELOPES,PL ^XXVIII ^ y*. ii^^^^p;^ Wolf del. 8rmc l,th. The Zan3ibar Anbelope .TMESOTRAGUS MOSCHATUS Published bj^ RHPorter . //uTihart imp. 51 49- THE ZANZIBAR ANTELOPE. NESOTEAGUS MOSCHATUS, von DtJB.[PLATE XXVIIL] Nesotragus moschatus, Von Diiben, Ofv. K. , Forli. iii. 1846, p. 221 (1847)(Frencli Is., oflP Zanzibar) ; Sund. Pecora, K. Handl. 1845, p. 322 (1847) ; id. Hornschuch^s Transl., Arch. Skand. Beitr. ii, p. 314; Reprint, p. 134 (1848) ; Gray, Knowsl. Men. p. 8 (1850); id. P. Z. S. 1850, p. 119; id. N. H. (2) viii. p. 137 (1851); id. Cat. Ung. B. M. p. 75 (1852); Zool. Guin. pp. 192, 209 (1853); Scl. P. Z. S. 1864, p. 101; Pitz. SB. , lix. pt. 1, p. 164 (1869); Gray, Cat. Rum. B. M. p. 30 (1872); id. B. M. p. 99 (1873); Huet, Bull. Soc. Acclim. 1887, p. 49; Ward, HornMeas. p. 80 (1892); Matsch. Thierw. Ost-Afr. Saugeth. p. 119. Antilope moschata, Wagn. Schr. Saug., Suppl. v. p. 415 (1855). Nanotragus moschatus, Brooke, P
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