Harvey's and Black-Fronted Duikers 221 



This specimen, a male, he skinned entire, and I saw it a few days 

 afterwards. 



Messrs. Sclater and Thomas describe it in The Book of Antelopes as 

 being in size and colour almost exactly the same as the Natal duiker, that 

 is, a dark ruddy chestnut, but with a brown or blackish blaze on the face, 

 and the horns thick at the base and rough, with a length of about 3 inches. 

 It frequents apparently the densest forests, and cannot be very common, for 

 I was frequently collecting birds in the forest of Taveta, and also spent six 

 weeks collecting in the forest on Kilimanjaro, and never came across one. 

 Going through forest on the banks of the Tana, I once caught a glimpse 

 of a dark red antelope, which might possibly have been this species, as in 

 The Book of Antelopes Captain Bottego is mentioned as having obtained it in 

 Southern Somaliland. Mr. Jackson says that it also occurs in a patch of 

 forest near Malindi, on the east coast of Africa. \{ q y Hunter. 



The Black-Fronted Duiker [Cephalophus nigrifrons). 

 Cameroons Native Name, Ngolo 



This handsome duiker, whose habitat lies near the coast-line of West 

 Africa, from the Cameroons to the Gaboon country, was first obtained by 

 M. du Chaillu as far back as 1856. The skin, however, seems to have 

 lain unremarked in the possession of the British Museum until 1871, 

 when Dr. Gray recorded and established it as a new species. The general 

 colour of this duiker is a bright chestnut. The front of the face, the 

 crest, the feet and tip of tail are black. This duiker is of moderate size, 

 standing 18 or 19 inches at the withers. The horns are very short, 

 extending to scarcely 2 inches in length. The black-fronted duiker is 

 of bush-loving habits, and in general appearance it has a strong resemblance 

 to Harvey's duiker. It is most fully described in The Book of Antelopes, 



