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below the eye ; two indistinct transverse white marks on 

 the neck, and the same on the insides of the legs about 

 half-way down. The ears are short and broad, with a 

 white patch at the base, and a tuft of white hair along 

 the iimer margin. The tail is short and slender, brown 

 above and white below. The feet are very elongated, the 

 space between the false and true hoofs being devoid of 



Fig. 124, — Young Sitatunga Ewe. 



hair. The ungainly looking feet of these Antelopes are 

 well placed, as it is an inhabitant of marshy ground. 

 Length of head and body 5 feet 3 inches. Height at 

 shoulder 42 inches. Horns rather more twisted than 

 that of the 'Nyala, and about 28 inches in length along 

 the curve (22 inches in a straight line). Records: 

 32i| inches along the curve, 27 inches straight (F. C. 

 Selous) ; 35J inches on the curve (Lord Eothschild). 

 The sexes are alike, except that the female is hornless. 



