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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head of Grysbok, from a specimen shot by Mr. F. C. Selous. 



GRYSBOK (Rhaphiceros melanotis). 

 Isikupi of the Basutos. Kulu of the Makua. 



From the other members of the oribi group the grysbok and its 

 cousin the steinbok are readily distinguished by the horns rising 

 nearly vertically from the skull, in which the open spaces below the 

 eye-sockets are unusually small. Curiously enough, the grysbok 

 retains the lateral hoofs, which have disappeared in the steinbok. In 

 addition to this feature, the former is distinguished by the fur showing 

 a large admixture of white, instead of being uniformly coloured. 

 Height at shoulder, 22 inches. Weight, 24 Ibs. 



Distribution. South Africa, extending as far north as the Zambesi 

 and Mozambique. 



Length 

 on front. 



4i 



-4 

 38 

 3r 9 



Circum- 

 ference. 



Tip to Tip. Locality, 



ij Cape Colony . 

 i| Do. 



2 Do. 



Caledon, C.C. 



z\ Knysna, C.C. 



i Cape Colony . 



2f Knysna, C.C. 



ij Do. . 



- Owner's measurements. 



Owner. 



R. A. Cooper. 

 P. C. Keytel. 



Lieut. -Col. H. J. G. Lloyd. 

 South African Museum. 



Lieut, the Hon. R. O. B. 



Bridgeman, R.N. 

 F. C. Selous. (See illustration.) 



Mr. Justice Hopley. 

 Sir II. J. Goold-Adams. 



