SITATUNGA OF THE SESSE ISLANDS. 



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The skuli, horn, and body measurements (in inches) of Bugalla 

 and Nkose Sitatunsra are as follows : — - 



Note. — The only mainland skull I have been able to measure is that of an adult 

 male shot at Entebbe, which measured 10'52 inches. 



Feet. — An indiarnbber-like pad stretches for 2g inches from 

 the heel of the main hoof, with a small patch of short bristly 

 hairs 1| inches from the heel (text-fig. 2 A.). 



The feet splay considerably, and the hoofs can easily be moved 

 up and down in a freshly killed specimen, so that they form an 

 angle of about 50°. The late Captain R. B. Woosnam told me 

 he suspected that when walking in swamps, they catch hold of 

 stalks of weeds and papyrus to assist in progression, and this 

 appears quite possible. 



The feet measurements (in inches) are as follows : — 



* For explanation of these letters see text-fig. 2 A. 



