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VI. BUBALIS LELWEL. 



Acronotus lelwel, Heuglin, Eeise Nor dost- Afrika, vol. ii, p. 124, 

 1877 ; 0. Neumann, Sitzber. Ges. nat. Freunde, 1896, p. 78, 1905, 

 p. 95 (lelvel). 



Bubalis lelwel, Rothschild, Novit. Zool. vol. viii, p. 177, 1901 ; 

 Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1904, vol. i, p. 456 ; Alexander, From 

 Niger to Nile, vol. ii, p. 390, 1907 ; Lydekker, Game Animals of 

 Africa,^. 107, 1908, Supplement to do. p. 6, 1911 ; Ward, Records 

 of Big Game, ed. 6, p. 131, 1910 ; Heller, Smithson. Misc. Collect. 

 vol. lx, no. 8, p. 8, 1912. 



LELWEL. 



Typical locality west bank of Nile in Jur district, 

 Egyptian Sudan. 



A large species, standing about 4 feet 4 inches at the 

 shoulder. Horns surmounting a very high pedicle, and 

 forming a V when viewed from in front, with the tips bent 

 backwards at rather more than a right angle ; general colour 

 deep foxy red, either uniform throughout (with the exception 

 of the chin and tail-tuft), or with a certain amount of dark 

 markings on face, spine, and front of fore-legs. The tips of 

 the horns may either converge or diverge to a slight degree. 



The species is typified by horns obtained by Heuglin in 

 the Egyptian Sudan, but ranges southward to the north of 

 Lake Baringo and Uganda. 



The races are characterised as follows : * 



A. Small dark markings on face, back, and limbs B. I. insignis. 



B. Dark markings on lower parts of limbs. 



a. Horns convergent B. 1. lelwel. 



b. Horns less depressed, convergent or diver- 



gent B. I. tschadensis. 



c. Horns parallel or convergent ; colour a 



lighter rufous yellow than in any other 



race B. I. roosevelti. 



c. No dark markings, except on chin. 



a. Horns divergent ; general colour bright 



rufous yellow B. I. jacksoni. 



b. Horns parallel or convergent ; general colour 



a purer and darker rufous yellow B.I. niediecki. 



* B. I. kenice, Kenia district, Heller, Smithson, Misc. Collect. 

 vol. Ixi, no. 17, p. 3, 1913, was described too late for inclusion in this 

 list. 



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