212 GRACEFUL AFRICAN ANTELOPES 



the bush-buck is a brilhant chestnut, black above, marked with a narrow 

 white streak along" the spine. Two white si)ols on each cheek, several 

 on the flanks and two on each fetlock. The inside of thighs and chin 

 are white, the forehead a deep sienna and a naked black band encircles 

 the neck as if worn off by a collar. A particularly odd thing to be 

 noted about the bush-buck is that they are never found in herds. The 

 male is either accompanied by only one doe or alone. They are very 

 difficult to shoot and usually a snap shot is all that it is possible to 

 secure. 



The Reit-Buck. — One of the smaller species of antelopes is 

 the reit-buck. The male stands but two feet ten inches high at the 

 shoulder. The small head carries horns ten or twelve inches long. 

 Advancing from the plane of the face in a regular curve, diverging 

 and with the points forward. The general color of the coat is ashy- 

 gray, tinged wath ochre beneath white. The hair of the throat is white 

 and flowing. Like many of the preceding antelopes, the reit-buck is 

 found in small families or alone, princii)ally among reeds, as his name 

 indicates. 



The Nagor. — Otherwise known as the rooc vUcc-huch, the nagor 

 belongs to the class of the smallest African antelopes. The adult 

 male stands about two feet eight inches high at the shoulder, with six- 

 inch horns. The legs, head and neck are tawny, the chin and lower 

 parts white. The body is a saff'-on brown, having a cast of purple, 

 with long loose hair vhirling in various directions. The nagor is 

 usually found in rocky country. The female nagor is like the male, 

 but hornless. 



The Rhee-Buck. — Standing 2 feet 5 inches at the shoulder, 

 the rhee-buck is grouped with the small antelopes which are sometimes 

 called gazelles, though there is no accepted definition of this family. 

 The body of the rhee-buck is slender, with a long neck and small head, 

 carrying nine-inch horns and small pointed ears. These horns are 

 peculiar, being straight, slender and vertical, with from ten to fifteen 

 rings at the base. The hair is very soft and resembles wool, whitish 

 gray in color, with a cast of buff. The doe or female is like the male, 

 but smaller and hornless. They, too, are chiefly to be .found in rocky 

 country. 



