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TORA HARTEBEEST (Bubalis tora). 
Worobo, Abyssinian. Tora, Sudani. 
Horn-pedicle of medium length, the horns themselves in the form 
of an inverted bracket (—~—). Height at shoulder from 48 to 54 inches. 
Colour uniformly pale tawny fulvous, with the exception of the tail-tuft 
and chin, which are black. Although of the same uniform colour, this 
species is easily distinguished from B. doselaphus by its superior size 
and differently shaped horns. Weight from 300 to 400 lbs. 
Distribution.—Abyssinia and south and middle portion of Blue Nile. 
The Blue Nile B. ¢. rahatensis has the horn-tips markedly inclined 
inwards. 
Length on r 4 
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ee fivetice. Tip. Locality. Owner. 
223 9 223 Sudan . ‘ : . Carl Hagenbeck. 
22 9} 10 Dor. : : . Capt. Lord J. S. Cavendish. 
214 10 10} Do. . : . C. Bower Ismay. 
208 ot 144 ID Tos 5 : ; . Hon. Walter Rothschild, 
20% gt 13} Dor : . Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 
207 10 12} IDieys ‘ . Douglas M*Douall. 
203 93 163 Dow. : : . Marquis Pizzardi. 
