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corner of the mouth white ; ears like the head , with a 

 few white hairs on the basal half of the anterior margin. 

 The hairs of back , belly , tail and legs are sooty with 

 pure white tips ; the length of this white tip is very diffe- 

 rent and produces several degrees in the grizzled tinge , 

 so that the color turns in a more or less pure white on 

 the legs , except the fore-side and outside of upper half of 

 fore-legs. Tail with a tuft. All the hairs are short , espe- 

 cially those of the dark colored head and anterior part of 

 body , rather harsh , adpressed. 



Horns elliptical towards the base , cilindrical towards the 

 top , slightly curved backwards ; several closely arranged 

 annulations to a height of about 50 mm. , for the rest 

 smooth. Hoofs rather short, weared off. 



Some measurements of the adult female : 



cm. 



Length from tip of nose to base of tail , . .134 



„ of tail without tuft 10 



„ „ ear 8.5 



„ „ horn, measured along the curvature. 17.5 



Greatest circumference of horn 8.5 



Measurements of the skull agree exactly with those given 

 by Gray of the skull in the British Museum (P. Z. S. L. 

 1865. p. 204). As to the shape of the skull thus I refer 

 to Gray's figure and description , except what he said con- 

 cerning the horns , for his type was a skull without horn- 

 sheaths (Hand-list of Ruminant Animals , p. 93). 



Hab. Gaboon (Du Chaillu); Liberia: Schieffelinsville on 

 the Junk-river (F. X. Stampfli). 



I am convinced that Mr. du Bocage is in the right in 

 believing that his Cephalophus ruficrista has nothing to 

 do with the species under consideration (P. Z. S. L. 1878. 

 p. 744). In the measurements of the ears , I am sure , 

 Mr. du Bocage made an error , for no Antelope has ears 

 of a length of 0.95 meter! This ought to be probably 

 0.095 meter, I think. 



Notes from the Leyden IMuseuna, Vol. VII. 



