NEOTRAGIN.E 137 



III. OUEEBIA NIGEICAUDATA. 



Scopophorus luontanns, Gray, KnowsJey Mcnar/rric, p. 7, pi. v, 1850, 



nee Crctzsclimar. 

 Nanotragus nigricaudatus, BrooJxc, Proc. ZooJ. Soc. 1872, p. 874, 



pi. Ixxv; Garrod, ibid. 1877, p. 11 ; Ward, liccords of Big Game, 



p. 81, 1892; LydcUrr, Horns and Hoofs, p. 219, 1893. 

 Neotragus nigricaiulatus, Sclatcr, List Anim. Zool. Gardens, p. 145, 



1883. 

 •Ourebia nigrieaudata, Sclater and Thomas, Book of Antelopes, vol. ii, 



p. 23, 1895 ; Alexander, From Niger to Nile, vol. ii, p. 392, 



1907 ; PococTx, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 882. 

 Oribia nigrieaudata, Lydehher, Great and Small Game of Africa, 



p. 239, 1899, Game Animals of Africa, p. 171, 1908 ; Ward, 



Records of Big Game, ed. 6, p. 180, 1910. 



Typical locality Gambia. 



Size relatively small; heiglit at slioulder about 21 inches. 

 General colour greyish fawn ; ear-patch large ; upper surface 

 of nose dusky ; tail with a large terminal tuft. Length of 

 hind-foot 10, of ear 3f inches. There may be a triangular 

 blackish patch behind the horns. 



The range includes the open districts of Gambia and 

 Sene^ambia. 



76. 2. 30. 3. Skeleton, with horns, and skin. Gamltia ; 

 collected by C. B. More, Esq. Type. 



Purchased {Zoological Society), 1876. 



76. 2. 4. 2. Skin, female. West Africa. 



Presented hy the Zoological Society, 1876. 



99. 6. 15. 15. Skull and skin, female. Gambaga. 



Presented hy Capt. W. Giffard, 1899. 



10. 2. 17. 1. Head-skin, immature female. Bekel 

 District, Senegal. Presented hy Cai^t. H. S. Toppivg, 1910. 



10.2. 17.2. Skull, with horns, immature. Same locality. 



Same history. 



11. 6. 10. 106. Skin. Upper Gambia. 



Presented hy G. FoncicJc Otven, Esq., 1911. 

 8. 12. 18. 3. Skin, mounted. Senegambia. 



Presented hy F. Russell Eoherts, Escp, 1908. 

 51. 12. 2. 6. Skull and skin, female. West Africa. 



Purchased (Zoological Soeicty\ 1851. 

 5. 5. 10. 13. Skin. Wase, Northern Nigeria. 



Presented hy Dr. H. K. W. Kiimni, 1905. 



