STEINBOK 185 
Skull and Horns of Record Steinbok, the property of Mr. D. Mackintosh. 
The STEINBOK (Rhaphiceros campestris). 
Isha, Swahili. Impulupudt, Basuto. 
Ingaina, Swazi. Phuduhudu, Bechuana. 
Timba, Barotsi and Batoka. Umgwena, Matabili. 
As mentioned above, this species is at once distinguished from the 
grysbok by the absence of the lateral hoofs and the uniform colour 
of the coat. The general tint of the latter is bright sandy rufous, 
becoming richer on the head, with a black horseshoe-mark on the crown. 
Height at withers about 22 inches. Weight about 25 Ibs. 
Distribution.—Africa south of the Zambesi on the east, and the Cuneni 
on the west, the north-east Transvaal race being separated as 
R. c. capricornis, and coming nearer to the Nyasa &. «. neumannt, 
which is paler. Probably owing to its small size, the steinbok has 
managed to escape the fate that has befallen so many South African 
antelopes. Wherever the traveller journeys on the veldt, he is 
almost certain to meet this species, which may be regarded as the 
most familiar game-animal of the plains. Like many of its kin- 
dred, it is independent of water, and can exist in the heart of the 
Kalahari, where water may not occur for fifty miles. 
