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21. Tragelaphus sp. inc. 



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Horns of Tragelajphus sp. inc. 



There is a species of large Tragelajthus found in the forest here. 

 I have a pair of horns brought in by the Wauderobbo. They are 

 respectively 20| in. and 21 1 in. long and Q^ in. and 6| in. in 

 circumference at the base. The man who brought them in has 

 lived all his life in the forest, and he assures me that they are the 

 horns of a female which he killed about 5 months ago. He says 

 that the beast had long hair with black stripes, that it was one of 

 five, that the males have much longer horns, and that they only 

 live in thick forest and dense bush. He says that the animal is 

 red in colour, and as big as a Hartebeest. Needless to say I 

 shall do my utmost to procure a specimen ; and since I have 

 promised the very large reward of a cow, I may succeed. 



Though these Wanderobbo are very accurate in their information, 

 1 cannot quite believe these horns belong to a female. I will, 

 however, send them to you for examination and perhaps identi- 

 fication. 



[I exhibit the two horns in question, which have lately reached 

 me (see figure). They appear to me to indicate the existence in 

 the Mau District of a Tragelaphus, possibly the same as T. angasi 

 (which we know is found in Nyasaland), but probably distinct. — 

 P. L. S.] 



