GRYSBUCK 



175 



Head of Grysbuck, from a specimen shot by Mr. F. C. Selous. 



GRYSBUCK (Rhaphiceros melanotis). 

 Isikupi of the Basutos. 



From the other members of the oribi group the grysbuck and its 

 cousin the steinbuck are readily distinguished by the horns rising nearly 

 vertically from the skull, in which the open spaces below the eye- 

 sockets are unusually small. Curiously enough, the grysbuck retains 

 the lateral hoofs, which have disappeared in the steinbuck. In addi- 

 tion to this feature, the former is distinguished by the fur showing a 

 large admixture of white, instead of being uniformly coloured. Height 

 at shoulder, 22 inches. Weight, 24 Ibs. 



Distribution. South Africa, extending as far north as the Zambesi 



and Mozambique. 



Length Circum- Tip to Tip . Locality, 



on front. ference. 



4l 



-4l 

 44 

 -4 

 -4 



3i 



if 



2 



Caledon, C.C. 



? 



Knysna, C.C. 



Cape Colony . 

 Knysna, C.C. 



If 



Owner. 



R. A. Cooper. 



P. C. Keytel. 



Lieut, -Col. H. J. G. Lloyd. 



South-African Museum. 



J. Rosen. 



Lieut, the Hon. R. O. B. 



Bridgeman, R. N. 

 F.C. Selous. (See illustration.) 



Mr. Justice Hopley. 

 Sir H. J. Goold-Adams. 



