THE BLUE DUIKER 



age, sex and environment. The under parts of the 

 body, as well as the inside of the legs, are white ; 

 the face and forehead are dark brown, bordered by a 

 rufus-brown line on either side ; the legs are rufous- 

 brown. 



Both sexes are horned. The horns are barely 

 visible above the long tuft of hair which separates 

 them. 



Their flesh is considered very palatable. 



Another species of pygmy Duiker belonging to 

 the same group as the little Blue Duiker inhabits 

 Mozambique ; and having been found south of the 

 Zambesi it is included in the South African fauna. 

 It has rufous-coloured legs, as is the case with its 

 southern cousin, but differs in some other respects. 

 It is mentioned by Dr. Matschie in S.B. Ges. 

 nat. />., 1897, p. 158. 



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