Mr. G. Biaiiie on tht Korn'gnm. 327 



Siulan rogion and the Topi of E. Africa, is rongl.ly confined 

 to the tropical zoneof Afiica from about 15° N. to ]0°S lat 

 aiul extends across that continent from Seneaal to' th*e 

 -b. African coast. 



Typically from Bornu, it is the commonest antelope in 

 ^^eneg,•.l and along the Upper Gambia liiver. It occurs 

 near iimbuctoo and probal,ly throughout the Niger basin, is 

 plenlih.l on the .\.W. shores of L. Chad, and is found in iU^ 

 basin of the Upper 8hari River *. It occurs in X.W. Koi- 

 dotan, wi.ence ,t probably extends through Darfu and 

 Wadai to the Niger. 



. la the Sudan it Is plentiful on the Binder River, and 

 ..s found along the Blue Nile and Sobat Rivers up to the 

 borders o Ab.>^ssnaa It is plentiful on the White Nile, the 

 Zerat, and the Bahr-el-Ghazal Rivers. In the Bahr-el-Ghazal 

 1 royince it is the commonest large antelope on the flats that 

 border the great swamp?, and is found on the borders of the 

 ironstone country, but docs not extend west of Wau 



A specimen shot on the Upper Congo by iMaj.n- Pou'ell 

 Cotton and presented by him to the museum at Tervuere^ 



T ^'n '''^'' t'^'V ^''"^ '^ '^ ^^«« fo^^'^d i" that region. 

 It follows the Nile down to the Albert Nyanta, beino- 

 found again on the flats S. of the Albert Edward Nya.KS^ 



It extends through Karamoja lound the N. of Mount Elgon, 

 ment' Tl ^"^'^"Siehu Plateau, and on to the Mau Escarp.' 

 n e t Thence to the Sofk Country and along the E. coait 

 ofj^^.e Victoria Nyansa. It probably spreads o^er the greater 

 pa.t of German East Africa, and is found as far S. as 

 Ussangu and Lake Rikwa, where it is common. It dues 

 not occur south of the Tanganyika l^lateau 



In the Zambesi basin it is replaced by the closely allied 

 species Vamuliticus lunalm, the Sassaby. 



th.V'rl''' 'T? TZ" '^''"S "'" ^^'^ ■^^'■^^^"' «0««t between 

 the feabak. and luba Rivers. Gn a recent journey down the 



iVr ttcUt'r^' ' '''''' '" '''' ' '"^^ '' '-^'^^ -^- 



General Description. 

 The Korrigum is a medium-sized antelope standing about 

 4£c-ethigh at he shoulder. It is symmetrical in outline 

 slopmg a little from the shoulders to the quarters, whic 

 round and well formed. 



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* Ern.t Sclnvar., Ann. & Mag. Nat. His:, ser. 8, vol. .xiii. p. :;4 nfJM) 



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