. The book of antelopes . Skull of Cervicapra ;fulvorufula.—j, jugal; 1, lacrymal.(P. Z. S. 18J0, p. 604.) and have their points strongly curved forwards. He also says that the skullof a female Antelope brought home by Capt. Speke and given to the Museumin 1863 evidently belongs to C. boJior* ; it has the basal portion of the nasalbones raised into a slight convexity, whilst this part is flat in the similar sexual difference exists in the skulls of Cervicapra Dr. Giinthers view to be correct, and that the Reedbuck of * In Sclaters List of Spckes Mammals (P. Z. S. 1864
. The book of antelopes . Skull of Cervicapra ;fulvorufula.—j, jugal; 1, lacrymal.(P. Z. S. 18J0, p. 604.) and have their points strongly curved forwards. He also says that the skullof a female Antelope brought home by Capt. Speke and given to the Museumin 1863 evidently belongs to C. boJior* ; it has the basal portion of the nasalbones raised into a slight convexity, whilst this part is flat in the similar sexual difference exists in the skulls of Cervicapra Dr. Giinthers view to be correct, and that the Reedbuck of * In Sclaters List of Spckes Mammals (P. Z. S. 1864, p. 103) this skull was referred to Kobus, sp. inc. 169 British East Africa is truly referable to Cervicapra hchor, we will proceed torecount what has been said about it by the leading authorities on theantelopes of this country. Mr. Hunter, from whom, it will be recollected, Eig. Skull of Cervicapra loJior.—jl, jugo-lacrymal suture ; o, lower edge of infra-orbital rim. (P. Z. S, 1890, p. 605.) Dr. Giinther obtained the specimen upon which he made his observations,tells us that the Eeedbuck met with in the district of Kilimanjaro is usuallyfound in the early morning and evening feeding near the edges of the reedyswamps, and when disturbed immediately runs into the rushes, Mr. Hunterand his companions found it very common in a large swamp near Mikundune,to the south-west of the mountain. Mr. Jackson, who calls the sameantelope the Lesser Eeedbuck, and gives its Swahili name as Toi or Tohi, tells us that this species is very local in British East Africa, and, as a 170 rule, frequents only the vicinity of rivers and swamps that are never found it on the shores of Lake Jipi, and on the river Ziwa, to the east ofKilimanjaro, and in a few other places. He also saw on the hills to thenorth-west of Machakos several small herds of it, which had evidently beendr
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