1910.] 



CUTANEOUS SCENT-GLANDS OF RUMINANTS, 



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Genus Tragelaphus Blainv. 



Tragelaphus scriptus and its subspecies. 

 (Text-figs. 116, C, p. 922, & 122, C, D.) 



Owen records the absence of preorbital and the presence of 

 inguinal glands in specimens of the genus he identified as Antilojye 

 scrij)ta and A. sylvatica. W. L. Sclater, however, says that the 

 preorbital gland is " present, but small and with a very small 

 apei'ture," in the genus Tragelaj)hus, Avith which Lhnnotragus was 

 included. 



Text-fig. 122. 



A. Anterior aspect of foot of young specimen of Taurotragus oryx. 



B. Median vertical section of foot (? front or hind) of adult female of Tauro- 



tragUrS oryx (dried). 



C. Median vertical section of front foot of Tragelaphus scriptus ? roualei/ni : 



gel., gelatinous mass between tlic phalanges (dried). 



D. Inguinal region of female fostal example of Tragelaphus scri-ptits (subsp.?) 



from Unj'oro ; gl., the two inguinal pouches; m., mamma;. 



The only entire specimen of this genus that I have examined 

 was a female foetal example, of which I do not know the subspecies, 



