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slender than the antler, and scarcely half so long, project- 

 ing forward from the brow, and terminating in a very 



Fig. 62.— Strepsiceros Kudu (from Andrew Smith's 'Zoology of South Africa') 



sharp point. It gives a considerable advantage to its 

 possessor over the common buck. Besides enabling him 

 to run more swiltly through the thick woods and under- 



