176 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 
Head of Oribi. 
The ORIBI (Oribia scoparia). 
Also known as Orzbza ortbi. 
Inla, Swazi and Zulu. Pulukudukamant, Basuto. 
Nakafwefw7, Chila. Kamunda, Barotsi and Batoka. 
The oribis, grysbok, klipspringer, and their allies constitute a group 
of comparatively small African antelopes presenting the following char- 
acters in common. The muzzle has a naked tip, the head is devoid 
of a tuft of hair, large face-glands open beneath the eyes by a small 
aperture on each side, the tail is short or moderate, and _ lateral 
hoofs may or may not be retained. Horns are present only in the 
bucks, and are short, almost or quite straight, with smooth tips 
and ridged bases. The upper cheek-teeth have tall and narrow crowns. 
The oribis, which are the largest members of the group, have normal 
hoofs and hair, and are specially distinguished by the presence of a 
bare glandular spot beneath each ear, and of a large opening in the 
skull beneath each eye-socket. In the typical species the horns of the 
bucks are comparatively smooth and slender, with only their basal two 
inches slightly ridged ; there is a black patch on the forehead between 
the horns ; and the tail is tufted and moderately bushy, with its terminal 
two-thirds black. Height at shoulders, 24 to 26 inches. 
Some of the specimens mentioned under this heading are probably 
referable to O. cottont and O. microdon, of the Guasengishu Plateau, 
British East Africa, the former being a small species distinguished by 
