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GREAT GAME OF THE WORLD. 



SPRINGBUCK (Gazella euchore). 



[Sir VICTOR BROOKE, Bart, P.Z.S. 1873, p. 550.] 



HAIR rather long but smooth ; the central facial band has the upper 

 part distinctly marked, but ends in a point between the eyes, rufous ; 

 the light facial streaks meet below the eyes, white ; dark facial streak 

 thin from above, downwards, but very definite, deep rufous ; cheeks, 

 line in front of the neck, breast, belly, inside of limbs, dorsal mane, 

 starting from the anterior lumbar region, and tail (with the exception 

 of the long black terminal hairs) white ; dark lateral and pygal bands 

 deep rufous, the former very broad and well defined ; light lateral band 

 very faintly shown, being of a less rufous tint than the fawn-colour of 

 the shoulders, upper parts of the back, and haunches; ears long; 

 horns in both sexes, but very small in the female ; in the male they 

 are truly lyrate, strongly annulated, and massive, of moderate length ; 

 knee-brushes absent ; height at shoulder about 30 in. 



Skull : nasal bones rather elongated and pointed ; dentition, i. g, 

 c. ^, p. f , m. f ; the first premolar in the upper jaw is almost rudi- 

 mentary, its opposing tooth in the lower jaw is wanting ; in the milk- 

 dentition, however, the first of the three lower molars is represented 

 by an exceedingly small cylindrical tooth. 



Habitat South and West Africa. This species does not appear 

 to occur in the Zulu country. 



