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Head of Vaal Rhebok. 
The GREY or VAAL RHEBOK (Pelea capreolus). 
Vaal Rhebok, Cape Dutch. Pshiatla, Basuto. 
Ilizga, Swazi. Peeli, Bechuana. 
The short, upright, straight, and slender horns, together with the 
somewhat woolly nature of the hair, serve to differentiate the vaal 
rhebok from the antelopes of the kindred genera. The tail, like that 
of the reedbucks, is moderately long and bushy ; the ears are tall and 
narrow ; the build is slight and graceful; and the general colour is 
uniformly pale grey, tending somewhat to fawn on the head and limbs. 
Height at shoulder about 28 inches in females and 30 or 31 inches 
in males. The chief distinctions between this antelope and reedbuck 
are the form of the horns and the absence of the bare patches below 
the ears. 
Distribution.—The open hilly districts of Africa south of the Zambesi. 
In the mountain ranges of the eastern and northern districts of 
Cape Colony, and thence onwards to the Zambesi, the vaal rhebok 
affords good sport; and although its somewhat stiff and _ stilty 
