LESSER BUSHBUCK 



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170 Ibs. In the Abyssinian race (T. scriptus decula), which ranges 

 into the dense forests bordering the Webbe River in Somaliland, and is 

 locally known as dot, the build is low and stout, and the general colour 

 yellowish, the light stripes being nearly obsolete. In the West African 

 race ( T. scriptus typicus), from West, Central, and South-Central Africa, 

 the ground-colour is bright rufous, and the spots and stripes are 

 very conspicuous. On the other hand, in the East African race (T. 

 scriptus roualeyni] the bucks are dark brown, with only faint indications 

 of white markings. Finally, in the Cape form (T. scriptus sylvaticus] 

 the colour is dark brown without transverse white stripes, and the spots 

 reduced to a few indistinct ones on the haunches. 



In the southern districts of Cape Colony bushbuck are still to be 

 found in abundance, even in the neighbourhood of large towns like Port 

 Elizabeth. Recourse is, however, had to preserving for the greater part 

 of the year, by which means the well-known Easter Hunts, when driving 

 is practised and large bags are made, are still kept up. In more inland 

 districts either the does or both sexes are periodically protected. A 

 wounded bushbuck will often make a desperate and dangerous charge. 



Owner. 



. Surgeon W. H. S. Stalkartt, R.N. 

 . J^ E. S. Old. 

 . P. C. Keytel. 



P. H. Illingworth. 

 . G. Le H. K. Bainbridge-Ritchie. 



Julius Jeppe. 



Sir John Kirk. 



Julius Jeppe. 



D. MacAlpine. 

 . P. C. Keytel. 



Grahamstown Museum. 



Major W. Anstruther Thomson. 



A. M. Nay lor. (See illustration.) 

 . E. H. E. Abadie. 



A. Griffiths. 

 . J. ff. Darling. 



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