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Fauna S. Africa, Mamm. vol. i, p. 141, 1900; Renshaw, Final 

 Nat. Hist. Essays, p. 156, 1907 ; Ward, Records of Big Game, 

 ed. 6, p. 147, 1910 ; Pocock, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 900. 



BLESBOK. 



Typical locality probably northern Cape Colony. 



Very similar to D. pygargus but rufous colour much more 

 predominant owing to the lighter shade of the areas which 

 are dark in the latter species ; the face-blaze divided by a 

 narrow brown bar at the constriction between the eyes ; the 

 rump-patch reduced to a small paler area round the root of 

 the tail, and dark colour continued down outer side of lower 

 part of legs, so that hocks and outer side of knees are rufotts 

 fawn instead of white. The summits of the rings of the 

 horns differ from those of the bontebok {D. pygargus) by 

 being yellow, while the horns themselves show a greenish 

 tinge. Good horns measure from 16 to 18 inches in length, 

 with a girth of from 5f to 7i, and a tip to-tip interval of 

 from 7 to 15J inches. Basal length of skull 11 J inches, 

 maximum width 5^- inches. 



The range formerly included the northern plains of Cape 

 Colony, the Orange Eiver Colony, the Transvaal, Griqualand 

 West, and Bechuanaland. 



53. 8. 29. 48. Skin, mounted. South Africa ; No. 373, a, 

 of the Zoological Society's Catalogue of 1838. 



Presented by the Zoological Society, 1853. 



96. 11. 28. 3. Skin, mounted. Driefontein, Orange 

 Eiver Colony. Presented ly F. C. Selous, Esq., 1896. 



96. 11. 28. 4. Skin, mounted, female. Same locality. 



Same history. 



6. 2. 22. 1. Head, mounted, young, to show dark face- 

 blaze. Presented by the Zoological Society, 1906. 



8. 5. 4. 1. Skin, female. North-western Orange Eiver 

 Colony. Presented hj W. F. Tuthill, Esq., 1908. 



8. 12. 8. 1. Skull, with horns, and skin, female. Orange 

 Eiver Colony (?). Presented, 1908. 



58. 3. 17. 3. Skull, with horns. S. Africa. 



Purchased, 1858. 



644, e. Frontlet and horns. S. Africa. Purchased. 



48. 7. 13. 6. & 7. Two frontlets and horns. S. Africa. 



Purchased, 1848. 



