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SIG OR SWAYNE’S HARTEBEEST 125 
Head of Swayne’s Hartebeest. Shot by Col. H. G. C. Swayne. 
The SIG or SWAYNE’S HARTEBEEST (Bubalis swaynei). 
Szg, Somali. Korkez, Galla. 
Horn-pedicle and horns of the same general type as in the 
tora. Height at shoulder about 47 inches; weight about 300 lbs. 
General colour pale reddish chocolate-brown, with white tips to the hairs; 
face black, except the muzzle and a line between the eyes which, like 
the shoulders and upper part of fore-legs, as well as a patch on the 
upper part of the hind-legs, are black. 
Distribution.—Interior of Somaliland and Shoa; in Somaliland on the 
dry plateau known as the Haud. The East Somali B. s. noacki 
is redder, with the face inconspicuous and less defined. 
Length on 
Rae ak Circumference. Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 
20} 8 26? Somaliland. . Col) HiG.'C. Swayne. 
192 9 27 Do. ; . C. Bulpett: 
193 94 224 Do. : » (G, EH Cheetham. 
