NEOTRAGIN^^: 143 



series of cheek-teeth is unusually short, occupyiDg less length 

 than in species witli al)Solutely smaller skulls ; rostral portion 

 of skull elongated ; horns short, stout, and heavily ridged. 

 Apparently most nearly related to hcnym, from wliich it 

 diflers by its larger size, longer cranial rostrum and nasals, 

 square and flat basioccipital, and shorter and more heavily 

 ridged horns. Some of the dimensions of the type skull are 

 contrasted below with those of other species ; the measure- 

 ments in millimetres : — 



microdon. cottoni. kenyce. montana. 



Maximum length 175 168 165 164 



Condylo-basal length 163 157 154 153 



Basal length 152 146 143 144 



Maxhnimi width 77 75 75 74 



Muzzle to orbit 95 87 85 86 



Length of upper row of cheek-teeth. 48 53 49 50 



No specimen in collection. 



Ylir. OUEEBIA GOSLINGI. 



Ourebia goslingi, Tlwmas and Wrougliton, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 



ser. 7, vol. xix. p. 387, 1897 ; Alexander, From Niger to Nile, 



vol. ii, p. 392, 1907. 

 Oribia goslingi, LydeJcJcer, Game Animals of Africa, p. 177, 1908. 



Typical locality Niangara, Welle Valley, Congo. 



Characterised by its large size (approximately the same as 

 in hastata), coupled with the presence of a conspicuous black 

 patch extending from the forehe:\d between the horns to base 

 of ears, and recalling the somewhat similar mark in ourchl ; 

 a black tinge on back ; hairs smoky grey at base, and dark 

 brown above, with a bright buff ring below the small 

 black tip. Horns longer than in montana, but shorter and 

 slighter than in henyce. Length of ear 4:^ inches (107 mm.), 

 of hind-foot llyf (300 mm.), of tail 3J inches (94 mm.): 

 basal length of skull ^(\ inches (160 mm.), greatest 

 breadth 2| (73 mm.), length from orbit to muzzle 3|- inches 

 (98 mm.). 



7. 7. 8. 215. Skull and skin, female. Niangara, L^pper 

 Welle Valley. Type. Collected during the Alexander- 

 Gosling Expedition. 



Presented by the Alexander-Gosling Expedition, 1907. 



