Liberia 



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new 



species. It is a pity for once that a strict regard for 

 priority of nomenclature allowed this very striking type to be 

 saddled with the unmeaning name of dor'ue^ instead of com- 

 memorating that of the naturalist-explorer of Liberia, Biittikofer. 

 In any case, the Zebra antelope is one of the most typical 

 examples of the Liberian fiuna, and has not yet been obtained 

 from other parts of West Africa. The horns of this cepha- 

 lophine are barely two inches long in the male, and halt that 



length in the 

 female. On the 

 outer side of the 

 hocks stiff brushes 

 of black hair con- 

 ceal glands. 



With regard 

 to Cephalop hus 

 svlvicultrix^ or the 

 Yellow - backed 

 duiker, this (as 

 already men- 

 tioned) is the 

 largest of the 

 group, full-grown 

 males sometimes 

 reaching to the size ot a very large sheep or very small cow. 



It is remarkable not only for its size but its peculiar 

 coloration. The greater part of the body is a rich, glossy dark 

 brown, with a reddish tinge in places, notably on the forehead. 

 The long tuft of bristly hair between the horns is almost 

 orange in tint. Along the median line of the back, beginning 

 behind the shoulders, is a yellowish white streak of coarse 

 hair, which broadens as it descends the back until it spreads 



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