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of the smaller antelopes. The horns of the male are long, 

 strongly ringed, twisted spirally, and rise from the head in 

 the shape of a V, sometimes to a length of 28 inches. At 

 first the young males are fawn-colored, like the females, but 

 as they grow older they steadily grow darker, until finally 

 the whole upper body and lower neck are suffused with a 

 rich, brown-black color. On the plains between the rivers 

 Ganges and Jumna, herds of Black-Buck live in densely pop- 

 ulated agricultural regions, and one of the greatest difficul- 

 ties attendant upon its pursuit lies in shooting an animal 

 without also shooting the native. 



The Reedbuck, (Cervicapra armidinnin), of South Africa, 

 below Angola and Mozambique, is closely related to the 

 larger and much more showy Waterbneks, but is distin- 

 guished from them by the pronounced forward curve of its 

 horns. In the western districts of Cape Colony, the number 

 alive, in 1905. was estimated at 350 individuals. 



The Common Duiker Antelope, (Cephalophus grimmi), or 

 for that matter, any species of Duiker may be regarded 

 as the representative of a large group of very small African 

 antelopes, of wide distribution. There are about twenty 

 species in all, and the great majority of them are very 

 modestly colored, in coats of one or two colors only. The 

 prevailing tints are grayish brown and tawny red. The 

 horns of the various species of Duikers are all very much 

 alike. With but one or two exceptions, their horns are 

 straight spikes from 3 to 5 inches in length. In shoulder 

 height the Duikers vary from 14 to 30 inches, but the major- 

 ity are between 17 and 22 inches. Only three or four species 

 are strikingly colored. 



The Four-Horned Antelope, (Tctraccros qnadricornis), is 

 a small creature which looks like a duiker, but is very far 

 from belonging to that genus. It is an inhabitant of the 

 brushy plains of India, and enjoys the unique distinction of 

 possessing two pairs of horns. In addition to the 4-inch 

 pair, normally placed, it has a much smaller pair, usually 

 only 1 inch in height, which rises from the central area of 

 the fore-head. I believe it is the only species of antelope 

 which possesses two pairs of horns. 



The Springbuck, (Antidorcas cuchore), is to South Africa 

 as the "prong-horn" is to our great western plains. Once, 

 both were abundant, and the first hoofed animal to greet the 

 traveller who entered their respective domains. To-day, 

 both species are so nearly extinct that the hunter must 



