THE STEENBOK 



sprinkled with white hairs. The under parts are 

 white ; the eyebrows are also white ; a black streak 

 is present on the nose, and a well-defined black 

 crescentic spot on the crown. 



There are no traces of false hoofs. 



There are three local races or sub-species in South 

 Africa, viz. the Transvaal race {Raphiccros campcstris 

 capricornis) from the North-East Transvaal ; the 

 Nyassa race {Raphiceros campcstris ncumannt) further 

 north to Nyassa — this sub-species is paler in colour 

 than the Transvaal race ; the Natal race {Raphiccros 

 campcstris natalcnsis) — this sub-species or local race 

 from Natal also extends through the eastern part 

 of the Cape Province. In the Port EHzabeth 

 Museum we have a specimen of the latter race from 

 Barroe, which is on the borders of the Uitenhage and 

 Jansenville divisions ; and another is referred to 

 by Lydekker in his recent catalogue of Ungulates, 

 vol. ii. p. 151, as coming from Port Elizabeth. 



The typical Steenbok is common in Port Elizabeth 

 and surrounding districts, and it would therefore 

 seem that this Natal local race is merely an occa- 

 sional variety. 



I have made careful inquiries and find that our 

 specimen, which is an adult male, was shot in a 

 locality where typical Steenboks are common. 



This would lead us to assume the typical Steenbok 

 has a tendency to vary in its markings. 



The specimen from Barroe is sparingly shot with 

 white hairs on the back, and the black crescentic 



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