DUIKERS 157 



MAXWELL'S DUIKER (Cephalophus maxwelli). 



This species belongs to the sub-group characterised by the smoky- 

 brown or blackish colour. In size it is small (height at shoulder about 

 14 inches). The face is coloured like the back ; the limbs, like the 

 body, are grayish brown ; and the rump is not parti-coloured. It was 

 first brought to England by Col. C. Maxwell, and described by Major 

 Hamilton Smith in 1827. 



Distribution. West Africa, from Gambia to the Gold Coast. 



Length on Circum- Tip to T ,. 



front. ference. Tip. Locality. Owner. 



if 2k 2 Fanti . Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



RED or NATAL DUIKER (Cephalophus natalensis). 



Rooi-Bosch-bokje of the Boers. Msumbi of the Swazis and Malonga. 



Mkumbi of the Zulus. Izikupu of the Basutos. 



Chisimbi of the Lower Zambesi natives. 



This duiker is classed in another sub-group of small or medium- 

 sized species characterised by the fulvous, rufous, or chestnut ground- 

 colour ; and is specially distinguished by its small size (height at 

 shoulder, 17 inches) and completely uniform coloration, having no 

 dark markings on either the face or body. 

 Distribution. Natal, Transvaal, and Mashonaland (including all the 



forest and bush country of the East Coast), also seen by F. 



Vaughan Kirby and James J. Harrison near the Lualwa River, 



Mozambique Province. 



Length Circum- Tip to 

 front. ference - T 'P" Localtty. Owner. 



~3l 2g 2 ? Julius Jeppe. 



-3l 2 I *\ Shupanga Forest . . F. Vaughan Kirby. 



38 2\ z\ Sabi Flats James J. Harrison. 



-3i 2i 2 ? p. c. Keytel. 



-3i 3 2 Foothills of Kahlamba . . F. Vaughan Kirby. 



~3i 2| 2 ? Julius Jeppe. 



-31 z 2$ Spitzkop . . . ... H. T. and A. H. Glynn. 



