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the Soudan, the White Nile valley, Uganda, and 

 British and German East Africa. The colour is 

 somewhat more rufous than in the other waterbucks, 

 and the horns measure as much as 35^- inches in a 

 record specimen, obtained by Major Sitwell, near 

 Toru. 



The Kobs or lesser Waterbucks are a very interest- 

 ing group, of which Mrs. Gray's Waterbuck (Cobus 

 maria] differs materially from all the rest. The body- 

 colouring is very remarkable a rich, dark, reddish 

 brown, with notable white markings on the head, the 

 back of the neck, shoulders, sides, hips, and tail. 

 The underparts are also pure white. The horns 

 differ considerably from those of the larger water- 

 bucks, and have a unique, sinuous twist which can 

 at once be recognised. They measure as much as 

 32 inches in a good pair. This rare and curiously 

 pied waterbuck is found in the swamps of the White 

 Nile and its tributaries, where it is found ranging in 

 large herds. Only recently since the conquest of 

 the Soudan have specimens been obtained, after the 

 lapse of many years, by British officers and travellers. 



The Lechwe (Cobus leche] is one of the best known 

 of this handsome group. This beautiful antelope 

 stands 3 feet 4 inches at the shoulder, and carries 

 (in the male) horns averaging, in good specimens, 

 from 25 to 26 inches. 1 The record pair attain 34^ 

 inches, another pair, obtained at Lake Bangweolo, 

 reach 33^ inches, but these are abnormally fine. 



1 It is to be remembered that the females of all the waterbucks lesser and 

 greater are hornless. 



