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frequently separated from the white nasal marking by a trans\erse 

 rufous band, the ears behig nearly white, base of tail and rump 

 but very little lighter than back, lower part of limbs being rufous- 

 brown on outer sides, and the under parts of body brownish in 

 front, dirt}" white behind. Good horns from 16 to 18^ inches in 

 length. 



There are only two specimens of this rare Antelope in the 

 Collection, both being females ; the mounted head. No. 19. 7. 15. 98, 

 has the longest horns, which measure as follows : — length on front 

 curve 18g ; circumference 5 ; spread from tip to tip 5g. 



The exact position of the typical locality is not known, but was 

 probably Caj^e Colony. Formerly the Blesbok was found through- 

 out the northern part of Ca])e Colony^ and its range extended as 

 far north as Bechuanaland. Like the preceding species, the 

 Blesbok can no longer be regarded as existing in the wild state ; 

 it is preserved on a number of farms in the Transvaal, Orange 

 Biver Colony^, and Cape Colony. 



72 —19.7.15.98 (female). 28 February, 1879. Western 



Transvaal. 



73 —19. 7. 15.99 (female). Skull and horns. May, 1895. Drei- 



fontein, Orange River Colony. 



SASSABY, OK TSESEBE. 

 Damaliscus lunatus. 



Antilope lunafa, Burchell, Travels in S.Africa, vol. ii. p. 334, 1824; 



List Quadi". presented to Brit. Mus. p. 5, 1825. 

 Damalis lunnta, H. Smith, Griffith's Animal Kingdom, vol. iv. p. 352, 



vol. v. p. 364, 1827. 

 Damaliscus Innatns, Sclater and Thomas, Book of Antelopes, vol. i. 



p. 85, pi. X., 1895. 



Size larger than in albifroiis and pi/(/aryits ; shoulder-height 

 about -18 inches. General colour chocolate-rufous, dark purplish- 

 brown on face, shoulders, haunches, and ujDper parts of legs ; 

 shanks brownish buff. Belly" dark brown in front, whitish behind ; 

 no line of demarcation between flanks and belly. Horns very 

 different from those of the Blesbok and Bontebok, being widely 

 divergent in the basal part. Good horns measure from 16 to 

 17| inches in length, 7i to 8| inches in circumference, and spreail 

 from tip to tip from 11^ to 13|. 



