. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. â » m (Ji8 THH l;iET-IU)K. OR IX(;\. â >**^ HH1 _ Tho most pract^f',1 ,.y(,.s avft iv(|uiiv(l to discover tliis hxuk in ..,,⢠Inish, as its colour IS so snnilar to the ,;.n,m of the umlcnvoud that it' it did not .sliuku tlie brandies in its proirress it would be scarcely possible to see it. Loii,c,' after the spoi';an lias beronie sutlicieiitly ncrpiainted with bush-craft to secure with certainty (me or two red buclcd duriiio' a day's stalking, he would stH! be unable to b
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. â » m (Ji8 THH l;iET-IU)K. OR IX(;\. â >**^ HH1 _ Tho most pract^f',1 ,.y(,.s avft iv(|uiiv(l to discover tliis hxuk in ..,,⢠Inish, as its colour IS so snnilar to the ,;.n,m of the umlcnvoud that it' it did not .sliuku tlie brandies in its proirress it would be scarcely possible to see it. Loii,c,' after the spoi';an lias beronie sutlicieiitly ncrpiainted with bush-craft to secure with certainty (me or two red buclcd duriiio' a day's stalking, he would stH! be unable to bag the little l?lne Itiiek. Several times when T was with a Kafllr, whr) possessed eyes like (,| n ca^le lie would point, and with great excitement say, ' Tiiere goes a !-bnck! theiv he Is' there, there!' but it was of no use to me, I would strain my eves and look to the siiots pointed out, but could .sre no buck; and it was a considerable time before my si"lit Iwcamo sullieieiitly quick to enable me to drop this little Antelope with any certainty.'"â Froyn (^tptain .1/,S', This animal must not bo mistaken for the blau-l>ok {JEgoccnis hucophwvs), wliich will bo iiieutioned and tigured on a succeeding ]>age. Although tho two Antelo))es are entirely distinct, evcji in external aspect, they have often Imvu confused together in cc^iiseuuenc'e <-«f the Dutch name, Blau-bokje, havii'.g been given to both of them on it of tlie colour of their 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
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