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Horns of Bubal Hartebeest. From Mr. Julius Jeppe's specimen. 



BUBAL HARTEBEEST (Bubalis boselaphus). 



This species brings us to the great family of hollow-horned 

 ruminants, or Bovidce, in which the horns are in the form of un- 

 branched hollow sheaths, which are not shed in the adult, and are sup- 

 ported on bony cores. The hartebeests are large antelopes with naked 

 muzzles, abnormally long faces, doubly curved horns, small face-glands, 

 large valvular nostrils (of which the lower lids are covered with short 

 hairs), long, tufted tails, and large lateral hoofs. Both sexes are 

 horned. The present species is the smallest of the group, standing 

 only 43 inches at the shoulder. It has a short pedicle supporting the 

 horns, which are in the form of the letter U, and the colour is uniform 

 tawny, with the tail-tuft black. 



Distribution. Northern Africa (interior of Morocco, Algeria, and 

 Tunisia) and Arabia. 



Length on Circum- _,._.. T .. 



front curve. ference. Tip to Tip. Locality. 



14^ 8 9f North Africa 



'4i 6f gf 



13! 9? 9i Tunisia 



13^ 7 5J North Africa . 



Owner. 



British Museum. 

 Col. Ralph Vivian. 

 Julius Jeppe. 

 British Museum. 



