UGANDA KOB 193 



UGANDA KOB (Cobus thomasi). 



The East African representative of Buffon's kob, from which it is 

 distinguished mainly by its superior size, and the presence of a 

 complete white ring round each eye, instead of having only a white 

 line above the same. General colour rich fulvous, with the muzzle, 

 lips, chin, under-parts, and inner surfaces of upper portion of fore-legs 

 and thighs white ; front of fore-legs with a black line, and hind-legs 

 with a similar line, which does not, however, ascend within some dis- 

 tance of the hocks. Height at shoulder about 35^ inches. 



Distribution. East Africa, from Kavirondo to Uganda. 

 Native name, Sunu or N'Sunu. 



Length on Circum- T- . T- is. r\ 



front. ference. Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 



-24i 7| 12 Wadelai . . . Capt. G. A. S. Cape. 



234 7i 6| Mruli .... Capt. J. Ponsonby. 



22| ;| ni Uganda .... Capt. C. A. Sykes. 



22 7 7f Do P. B. Vander-Byl. 



2i| 7| 9 Do Capt. R. A. Markham. 



2i 8 gf Do Douglas M'Douall. 



21% 7g 9 Do. . . Capt. R. A. Markham. 



-2i ... i2| Do C. Steuart Betton. 



2i| 7i 7| Wadelai. . . . Major M. L. Carleton. 



21 7 124 Uganda . . . . Sir H. D. Tichborne, Bart. 



2oJ 6| io Nile Valley . . . Julius Jeppe. 



2oJ 6f ii Do Major W.Anstruther Thomson. 



2o 7 9f North end of Lake Albert Col. Trevor Ternan. 



20 6| ii Semaliki . . .Sir W. Garstin. 



I9l 64 12 Uganda . . . Capt. C. J. Hawker. 



