. 4 8 ANTELOPES 



JENTINK'S DUIKER 

 ( CepJialoplius jentinki} 



Approximating to sylvicultor in point of size, and resembling that 

 species in its heavy build, short rounded ears, and relatively long and 

 diverging horns, Jentink's duiker, which was named and described by 

 Mr. O. Thomas on p. 417 of the Zoological Society's Proceedings for 

 i 892, differs markedly in the matter of colouring. 



On the body, both above and below, the general colour of the 

 coat is a coarsely grizzled grey, produced by the presence of black and 

 white rings on the hairs ; but the head, ears, neck, throat, and a 

 narrow line down the middle of the chest are deep black. A whitish 

 collar round the fore-quarters serves to define the black from the grey 

 area ; and the lips and chin, the spaces between each pair of limbs, 

 and the limbs themselves are also whitish, while a dark mark traverses 

 the upper part of each fore-leg. The skull is relatively longer than in 

 sylvicultor. This species is a native of Liberia. 



ABBOTT'S DUIKER 



(Cephaloplius spadix) 



A species of comparatively large size named by Mr. F. W. True 

 in 1890 on the evidence of a specimen collected by Dr. \V. L. Abbott 

 high up on Mount Kilimanjaro. The general colour is described as 

 dusky chestnut-brown, with the face, chin, and throat pale greyish 

 brown ; the hairs of the crest are bright chestnut at the base with 

 black tips ; and the tail is dusky, except at the tip, on which the hairs 

 are nearly white. The horns, which are 4^ inches long in the type 

 specimen, are comparatively large, slender, and straight, without basal 

 thickening. The exact shoulder-height does not appear to be known. 



The species, which is but little known, is undoubtedly a large 

 relative of the red duiker. 



No example of this species is at present exhibited in the galleries 

 of the Natural History branch of the British Museum. Whether it is 

 rare in its native haunts is not known ; and nothing has been ascer- 

 tained with regard to its habits. Dr. Abbott is well known as a 

 collector of animals from eastern Africa and the Malay countries, but 

 unfortunately (from the British point of view) all his specimens go to 

 America. 



