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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Horns of West African Bushbuck, from the Gambia. 



WEST AFRICAN BUSHBUCK (Tragelaphus gratus). 



Together with its near ally the situtunga, this species differs from 

 the other members of the group by the extreme elongation of the 

 hoofs, which are thus adapted for supporting the weight of the body 

 on the spongy soil of the marshes in which these antelopes dwell. 

 The lateral hoofs, too, are much more developed than in other 

 harnessed antelopes. The general coloration of the West African 

 species is very similar to that of the nyala, the ground-colour of the 

 coat of the male being olive, and that of the female bright rufous, 

 marked in both sexes with white stripes on the body and spots on the 

 face. There is, however, no fringe of long hair on the throat. Height 



