



LIVINGSTONE'S ELAND 



swampy country affected by many. r l\ grains and T. spekei are 

 larger forms ; the Boschbok, T. sylvaticus, is smaller. 



The Kudus, genus Strepsiceros, have more markedly twisted 

 horns, which are absent in the female. The body is vertically 

 striped with white. The largest species is S. kudu; a smaller 

 form, S. imberbis, is from Somaliland. 



The last genus of this section or sub-family is the African Eland, 

 genus Oreas a (which it appears should be spelt Orias). The Elands 



FIG. 165. Elan 



are perhaps more Ox-like in appearance than the other members of 

 this group, and in both sexes have horns, in which the spiral 

 twisting is more close. Orias canna is the name of the common 

 Eland. 0. livingstonii has been applied to an East African 

 variety, which has thin and faint lateral stripes like the other 

 members of the group to which it belongs. 



The genus Boselaphus includes only B. tragocamelus, the 

 Nilgai, which is purely Indian in range. The female is hornless, 

 and the horns of the male are smooth and not long. 



1 Taurolragus oryx has unfortunately been discovered to be the correct name 

 for the Eland. 



