i;6 RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head of Cape Oribi from Pungwe, South-East Africa. 



CAPE ORIBI (Oribia scoparia). 

 Also known as Oribia oribi. 



Inla of the Swazis and Zulus. Pulukudukamani of the Basutos. 

 Kamunda of the Barotse and Batoka natives. 



The oribis, grysbok, klipspringer, and their allies constitute a group 

 of comparatively small African antelopes presenting the following char- 

 acters in common. The muzzle has a naked tip, the head is devoid 

 of a tuft of hair, large face-glands open beneath the eyes by a small 

 aperture on each side, the tail is short or moderate, and lateral 

 hoofs may or may not be retained. Horns are present only in the 

 bucks, and are short, almost, or quite, straight, with smooth tips 

 and ridged bases. The upper cheek-teeth have tall and narrow crowns. 

 The oribis, which are the largest members of the group, have normal 

 hoofs and hair, and are specially distinguished by the presence of a 

 bare glandular spot beneath each ear, and of a large opening in the 

 skull beneath each eye-socket. In the Cape species the horns of the 

 bucks are comparatively smooth and slender, with only their basal two 

 inches slightly ridged ; the tail being tufted and moderately bushy, 

 with its terminal two-thirds black. Height at shoulders, 24 inches. 

 Distribution. Typically, Africa south of the Zambesi. On grassy plains 

 this graceful little antelope is still plentiful in many districts. 



