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8. uieneliki, Mountains of Central Somaliland. Neck normal ; crest 



black, with traces of white posteriorly ; no stripes or bands, and 

 only a few (three or four) faint spots on the hind-quarters. 

 General colour blackish rufous grey, as in sylvaticus. A white 

 spot on each side of the nose, and another behind and below 

 each eye ; a white throat-band and chest-band. 



9. multicolor, Hawash Valley, Abyssinia. Neck with a collar ; crest 



black, and also under-parts ; no stripes or bands, but four 

 white spots on the hind-quarters. General colour bright rufous 

 brown, with a blackish -brown streak on the nose. A spot 

 below and another behind (but none in front of) the eye 

 white. 



10. nlgrinotatns, inteiTOr— of Somaliland-, on one of the tributaries of 



Lake Stephanie. Described from female only. Neck normal ; 

 crest probably black ; no stripes or bands, but numerous spots 

 on hind-quarters. General colour yellowish rufous brown, with 

 a large blackish-brown saddle, and crown, forehead, and nose 

 black. Various white markings on head and throat. 



I I. ornatus, Chobi and Upper Zambesi Valleys. Neck with a collar; 

 crest white ; upper band wanting in both sexes, but eight stripes 

 and about fifty spots in male, and three or four stripes in female. 

 General colour dark rufous. 



I 2. phaleratus, Congo. Allied to scriptus {typicus), but typically with 

 upper lateral band obsolete ; specimens from French Congo 

 seem, however, to indicate that this character is not constant. 



I 3. roualeyni, Limpopo Valley. Neck with a collar ; crest white ; no 

 bands, but sometimes faint stripes and spots. General colour 

 brownish grey. Females dark red with a few white spots. 

 Immature bucks red, with a few faint stripes and numerous 

 spots. Size smaller and hair longer than in sylvaticus. 



1 4. scriptus {typicus^. West Africa. Neck with a collar ; crest white ; 



stripes, bands (upper one wanting in a specimen in the British 

 Museum), and spots present. General colour bright rufous. 

 The usual spots on the face, and gorgets on the throat and chest 

 developed. 



15. sylvaticus. Cape Colony. Neck with a collar; crest white; 



typically no stripes, bands, or spots on body. General colour 

 dark brown. No white markings on head of buck, but a few 

 small spots on the shoulders and haunches. Females light 

 reddish brown, with white spots on the haunches, and some- 

 times a few behind the shoulders. 



