1868.] 



MR. P. L. SCLATER ON BAKEr's ANTELOPE. 



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Hippotragus eqimins iu the British Museum and the collection of the 

 Royal College of Surgeons, I find the differences, as might have 

 been expected, very small. But, judging from the single pair before 

 us, the horns of the northern species appear to be much more 

 massive, especially at the base, and not quite so long, and to have 

 the tips diverging instead of slightly converging. This latter cha- 

 racter may perhaps vary in individuals. 



Outline of right horn of Baker's Antelope, from tlie typical specimen. 



As regards the general external appearance of Baker's Antelope, 

 it would seem to be readily distinguishable from the Equine Ante- 

 lope by the pale fulvous colour, the pencilled ears, and the black 

 stripes over the shoulders, which, although not distinguishable in 

 the young specimen now at Turin, are, as is shown in Sir Samuel 

 Baker's sketch, well marked iu the adult. 



There can, I think, therefore, be no doubt that Baker's Antelope 

 constitutes a good species of the genus Hippotragus, of which there 

 are three distinct species known, namely : — 



1 . Hippotragus equinus. 



Antilope equina, GeofTr. 

 //. equinus, Sund. 



