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Society. The second is likewise a cow from Sierra Leone, which was 

 living in the Zoological Gardens at Antwerp in 1875, and is figured 

 (together with the head of an immature bull) by Sir V. Brooke in the 

 Proceedings of the Zoological Society tor the year 1875. The general 

 colour is described as bright yellow. On the shoulders and anterior parts 

 of the body there is a strong tinge of brown, caused by an intermixture 

 of brown and yellow hairs. On the flanks and belly the yellow shades 

 gradually into deep rufous. Upper-parts and sides of the head and 

 neck pure yellow, lower surface of head and neck paler. Entire upper 

 and lower lip, fore-legs from above the knee, and hind-limbs from the 

 hock downwards black. Hair on the upper rim ot the inside of the ear 

 yellow, on the lower rim and tip black ; as is also the tail-tuft. The 

 horns are widely separated on the forehead, and directed to a considerable 

 extent outwards at first starting, and have no sudden inward bend at the 

 tips, being apparently not unlike some specimens oi p/aniccfos. The animal 

 was, however, not an aged one, being only about three years old ; ' and 

 it is possible that if its lite had been prolonged the horns might have 

 approximated at their tips. 



In the British Museum mounted female from Nigeria the horns are 

 of a somewhat similar tvpe, being well flattened at the base but not bent 

 in at their tips. This animal was, however, still younger than the last, 

 all the milk-teeth except the flrst pair of incisors being retained, so that 

 the immaturity question again comes in ; but it is noticeable that in a 

 series of horns from the same district sent home by Major Arnold (one 

 of which is shown in lig. 22) none exhibit the marked inbending of 

 the typical Congo form. The same is also the case with the Togo 

 specimens figured by Dr. Matschie. The hair in the British Museum 

 specimen is very sparse, and less red than in many other examples. The 

 height at the shoulder is 3 feet 8 inches. 



' All the milk-teeth had been replaced shortly before its death. 



