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grey ; a black streak between the horns, forming a fascia on the fore- 
head and broader on the nose; fur softer than the Deer, but rough, 
of lower part of the neck rougher and more lax ; feet and line on fore- 
legs blackish ; tail black above ; ears rather acute: inhabits Guinea ; 
agrees in most respects with this species, but most probably is yet to 
be procured from W. Africa. 
**k* Knees not tufted; ears moderate, acute; horns short, conical, 
thick. 
4. CepuHaLtopuus Mapoqua. The Asyssin1AN Busu Buck. 
Yellowish brown, slightly punctulated with black ; neck yellowish ; 
limbs blacker ; face-streak and feet black; hair rather rigid, close- 
pressed, reddish grey at the base, end polished yellow brown, with 
dark tips; forehead reddish. 
Antilope Madoqua, Riipp. Abyss. t. 7. f. 2; Sundev.—Madoqua, 
Bruce’s Travels, vii. 360. t. 56.—C.Madoqua, Gray, Knows. Men. 9. 
Inhabits Abyssinia. Mus, Frankfort. 
This species is very distinct from C. coronatus, being darker, and 
the fur more rigid and close-pressed. 
5. CePHALOPHUS CORONATUS. The RED-cROWNED BusH Buck. 
Pale yellowish brown ; middle of back and front of fore-legs varied 
with a few scattered black hairs; crown bright bay; crest blackish 
brown, bay in front ; feet and streak up the nose blackish ; inside of 
ears, chin, throat, chest, belly and inner side of legs whitish ; horns 
short, conical; ears about half as long as the head, acute. 
Cephalophus coronatus, Gray, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. x. 1842, 
266. 1846, 164; Knowsley Menag. 9. t. 6. f. 1, 2. 
Inhabits W. Africa; Gambia, Macarthy’s Island. Mr. Whitfield 
called it The Coquetoon. Brit. Mus. 
*k** Knees not tufted; ears moderate, rounded ; horns eonical, 
thick ; without any streak over the eyes. 
6. CEPHALOPHUS SYLVICULTRIX. The WHITE-BACKED BusH 
Buck. 
Blackish brown, minutely grisled ; hair brown, with whitish tips ; 
back with a large yellowish white spot, narrow in front ; throat, chest 
and belly redder; crown, nape and legs darker ; horns 2 
Antilope sylvicultrix, Afzelius, N. Act. Upsal. vii. 1238; H.Smith, 
' G.A.K. t.187.—C. sylvicultriz, Gray, Knowsley Menag. 10. t. 8. f.1. 
Inhabits Sierra Leone, in swampy places. Brit. Mus. 
Varies in the size of the dorsal spot. 
In the British Museum is a young male: length 29 inches ; height 
18; tarsus 6°9. 
7. CePHALOPHUS OciteII. The Buack-stripepD Busy Buck. 
Pale bay brown, with a deep black dorsal streak ; beneath pale ; 
crown and haunches brighter bay ; neck and withers, and sides of the 
