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8. meneliki, Mountains of Central Somaliland. Neck normal ; crest 



black, with traces of white posteriorly ; no stripes or bands, and 

 only a few (three or four) faint spots on the hind-quarters. 

 General colour blackish rufous grey, as in sylvaticus. A white 

 spot on each side of the nose, and another behind and below 

 each eye ; a white throat-band and chest-band. 



9. multicolor, Hawash Valley, Abyssinia. Neck with a collar ; crest 



black, and also under-parts ; no stripes or bands, but four 

 white spots on the hind-quarters. General colour bright rufous 

 brown, with a blackish -brown streak on the nose. A spot 

 below and another behind (but none in front of) the eye 

 white. 



i o. nigrinotatus, interior of Somaliland, on one of the tributaries of 

 Lake Stephanie. Described from female only. Neck normal ; 

 crest probably black ; no stripes or bands, but numerous spots 

 on hind-quarters. General colour yellowish rufous brown, with 

 a large blackish-brown saddle, and crown, forehead, and nose 

 black. Various white markings on head and throat. 



i i. ornatus, Chobi and Upper Zambesi Valleys. Neck with a collar ; 

 crest white ; upper band wanting in both sexes, but eight stripes 

 and about fifty spots in male, and three or four stripes in female. 

 General colour dark rufous. 



i 2. phaleratus, Congo. Allied to scriptus (typicus], but typically with 

 upper lateral band obsolete ; specimens from French Congo 

 seem, however, to indicate that this character is not constant. 



i 3. roualeyni, Limpopo Valley. Neck with a collar ; crest white ; no 

 bands, but sometimes faint stripes and spots. General colour 

 brownish grey. Females dark red with a few white spots. 

 Immature bucks red, with a few faint stripes and numerous 

 spots. Size smaller and hair longer than in sylvaticus. 



1 4. scriptus (typicus\ West Africa. Neck with a collar ; crest white ; 



stripes, bands (upper one wanting in a specimen in the British 

 Museum), and spots present. General colour bright rufous. 

 The usual spots on the face, and gorgets on the throat and chest 

 developed. 



1 5. sylvaticus, Cape Colony. Neck with a collar ; crest white ; 



typically no stripes, bands, or spots on body. General colour 

 dark brown. No white markings on head of buck, but a few 

 small spots on the shoulders and haunches. Females light 

 reddish brown, with white spots on the haunches, and some- 

 times a few behind the shoulders. 



