198 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 
Ifead of Mrs. Gray’s Kob. 
MRS. GRAY’S KOB (Cobus maria). 
With this species we come to the smaller waterbucks, or kobs ; the 
present animal being distinguished by the long slender doubly curved 
horns, ridged nearly to the tips, and the blackish- brown body- 
colour of the old bucks. This dark colour is relieved by a whitish 
patch in front of the withers, the yellowish-white ears, a yellowish- 
white patch in front of and behind each eye, and the yellowish muzzle, 
chin, and lower part of the throat. The limbs and much of the under- 
parts are wholly dark-coloured. Height at shoulder about 38 inches. 
The young males and females of all ages are chestnut-coloured. 
Distribution.—The swamps bordering the White Nile and its tributaries. 
Length on  Circum- 
aie eames Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 
—334 dee ec Sudan ’ ; . Lieut. W. Scott-Hill, R.N. 
324 74 164 Bahr-el-Ghazal . . Abe Bailey. 
— Owner’s measurements. 
