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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Horns of Nyala, from a specimen in the possession of Mr. F. II. Barber. 



NYALA BUSHBUCK (Tragelaphus angasi). 



This representative of the bushbucks is a large but delicately built 

 species, standing about 3 feet 6 inches at the shoulder. Weight about 

 250 Ibs. to 300 Ibs. In both sexes the hair is very long and coarse, 

 but in the male the colour is dark greyish brown with a small number 

 of indistinct white stripes, while in the female it is bright reddish 

 chestnut with clearly defined stripes. The males have a fringe of long 

 hair on the neck and the under parts of the body, their horns being 

 much rougher than those of the bongo. As in the latter, the hoofs 

 are short. 



Distribution. South-Kast Africa, including Zululand, Delagoa Bay, and 

 Nyasaland ; on the West Coast it has been reported from Angola, 

 although this form may indicate a distinct local race. 



