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General colour chestuiit-ljrown (Indian maroon), with 

 ten white stripes, of which the third and sixth are distinct, 

 while most of the others are more or less obscurely indicated 

 by lines of elongated hairs ; a longitudinal band broken up 

 into large white spots, and bending upwards posteriorly to 

 the dorsal crest, which is white between the first six 

 transverse stri})es, but in front and behind this black ; six 

 large white spots on haunches ; neck apparently as in 

 typical race. 



No specimen in collection. 



E.— Trag-elaphus scriptus knutsoni. 



Tragelaphus scriptus knutsoni, Lonnberg, ArMv ZooJ. vol. ii, no. 15, 

 p. 1, 1905 ; Lydel-l-er, Game Animals of Africa, p. 324, 1908. 



Tragelaphus knutsoni, Matscliie, Sitzber. Oes. nat. Freunde, 1912, 

 p. 545. 



Typical locality Upper Manns Valley, Cameruns. 



Type in Eoyal Swedish Museum of Natural History, 

 Stockholm. 



Distinguished from typical scriptus by fully haired neck, 

 the wholly black dorsal crest of males, which is also present 

 in females, the longer coat, and the differently coloured legs. 

 The fore-legs are yellowish brown, with the fronts black, and a 

 yellowish black-bordered white spot above each hoof ; general 

 colour rich dark rufous, with eight indistinct transverse 

 stripes, a well-developed lower longitudinal band, and two 

 spots representing fore part of upper band ; also two white 

 spots on shoulders, and about twelve — some very indistinct 

 —on haunches ; a white spot below posterior angle of 

 eyes, but none in front of same ; under-parts black. Female 

 brighter rufous, without any black on body except the crest, 

 which does not extend so far forward on neck ; transverse 

 stripes more distinct, and upper lateral band short but 

 continuous. 



413, g, h. Two skulls, imperfect, with horns, prc- 

 visionally referred to this race. Victoria Mountains, 

 Cameruns. Presented hy Copt. Burton. 



