LORD DERBY'S ELAND 



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Frontlet and Horns of Lord Derby's Eland, from the Gambia. 



LORD DERBY'S ELAND (Taurotragus derbianus). 



Although living specimens were formerly in the collection at 

 Knowsley, this magnificent species is chiefly known in England by 

 a few specimens of the head and several of horns. The latter are 

 longer and stouter than those of the common species, and thus indicate 

 the larger size of the northern animal. The bulls have the forehead 



