RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Skulls of Abyssinian Oribi. Shot by P. H. G. Powell Cotton. 



ABYSSINIAN ORIBI (Oribia montana). 

 Fdcko of the Abyssinians. Mori of the Dinkas. 



Very similar in most characters to the Cape species, but with a 

 shorter and less bushy tail, the tip of which has only a few sparse 

 black hairs. Height at shoulder, 22^- inches. These antelopes are shy 

 and rarely seen in the open, preferring the thick bush and long grass. 

 If disturbed they go at a great pace with their heads quite close to the 

 ground. The flesh is good. 



Viscount Edmond de Poncins states that a fine male weighed 30 

 Ibs. 1 3 oz., and stood 1 9^ inches at the shoulder. 



Distribution. Abyssinia and Bogosland. 



Length on 



front. 



5 

 5 



4l 



-4l 



4l 



44 



Circum- 

 ference. 



2g 



22 



If 



Tip to Tip. Locality. 



2 Abyssinia . 



2j Galla Country 



2\ Abyssinia . 



2j White Nile . 



2 Hawash, Abyssinia 



Sudan 



2i White Nile . 



Owner. 



Julius Jeppe. 

 Lord Hindlip. 



Sir Edmund G. Loder, Bart. 

 Capt. C. J. Hawker. 

 Prince A. de Lucinge. 

 Prince Colloredo Mannsfeld. 

 C. Cookson. 



