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B.— Tragrelaphus scriptus obscurus. 



Tragelaphus gratus, Bochebrune, Bull. Soc. Philom. 1882, p. 9, 

 Faune Seriegamh., Manim. p. 123, pi. viii, fig. 1, 1883, nee Sclater. 



Tragelaphus obscurus, Trouessart, Cat. Mamm. vcl. ii, p. 958, 1898 ; 

 O. Neumann, Sitzher. Ges. nat. Freunde, 1902, p. 98 ; LydeJcker, 

 Game Animals of Africa, p. 337, 1908 ; Matschie, Sitzher. Ges. 

 nat. Freunde, 1913, p. 545. 



Typical locality near mouth of the Senegal Eiver between 

 Cayor and Walo (Oualo). Imperfectly known ; apparently 

 allied to typical race, but with only three pairs of transverse 

 body-stripes. 



No specimen in collection. 



C. — Tragrelaphus scriptus phaleratus. 



Antilope phalerata, H. Smith, Grijffith's Animal Kingdom, vol. iv, 

 p. 275, vol. V, p. 351, 1827 ; Schinz, Sijnop. Mamm. vol. ii, p. 429, 

 1845. 



Antilope (Tragelaphus) phalerata, A. Smith, S. African Quart. 

 Journ. vol. ii, p. 219, 1834; Lesson, Hist. Nat. Anim. vol. x, 

 p. 296, 1836, Nouv. Tabl. Begne Anim. p. 181, 1842; Gervais, 

 Diet. Set. Nat., Supjpl. vol. i, p. 266, 1840; Beichenbach, Sduge- 

 thiere, vol. iii, p. 81, 1845. 



Tragelaphus phalerata, Sundevall, K. Svensha Vet.-Ah. Handl. 1844, 

 p. 189, 1846; Fitzinger, Sitzber. k. Ak. Wiss. Wien, vol. lix, 

 pt. 1, p. 174, 1869 ; Matschie, Sitzber. Ges. nat. Freimde, 1912, 

 p. 545. 



Tragelaphus scriptus phaleratus, Lydekker, Game Animals of Africa, 

 p. 125, 1908. 



Typical locality near the Great Falls of the Lower Congo. 

 Nearly allied to typical race ; upper longitudinal white 

 band usually present in males, absent in females. 

 No specimen in collection. 



D.— Tragelaphus scriptus makalse. 



Tragelaphus scriptus makalse, Matschie, Sitzherg. Ges. nat. Freunde, 

 1912, p, 563 ; Schwarz, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 8, vol. xiii, 

 p. 42, 1914. 



Typical locality Makala, southward of the Lindi Valley 

 (which lies to the south of the Aruwimi). 



Type (a headless skin) in the collection of Major Powell- 

 Cotton at Quex Park, Birchington, Kent. 



