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GRACEFUL AFRICAN ANTELOPES 



of the folds of the croup and a streak from the back of the horns 

 through the eyes to the nose. The ears are long, slender and dirty 

 white in color and the eyes very large, dark and expressive. The 

 female spring buck is very much like the male just described except 

 that it is smaller and the horns are more slender. They are found 

 usually in the plains of the interior in herds with other varieties of 

 antelope. 



The Blesbok. — Another antelope frequently met with is the 



BAKER HUNTING THE GEMSBOCK 



blesbok or white-faced antelope. The peculiar arrangement of the 

 color scheme makes this species most interesting. The head is long 

 and narrow with a broad muzzle and carries white horns twelve to 

 fifteen inches long. They are strong at the base, taper and gradually 

 diverge, marked w^ith ten or twelve half-rings in front. The facial 

 markings are very odd and distinctive. There is a patch of chocolate- 

 colored hair at the base of the horns, divided by a narrow white streak, 

 which suddenly widens between the eyes to the whole breadth of the 

 face, down which it passes to the nose. The ears are long and wlvte. 



