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long), thick at base." According to Temminck, those of the female are 

 exceedingly small. " Skull broad and strong, muzzle rather narrow." 

 " Habitat. — Coast of West Africa, from Gambia to the Gold Coast." 

 This species seems to have a wider geographical range than C. niger 

 and C. donee, It was probably figured by Cuvier in 1826 under the name 

 of Antihpc pygmcea, but the differences will easily be seen by referring to 

 the letterpress under Sir Victor Brooke's article on this subject (P.Z.S., 

 .872, p. 637). 



In 1827, in Griffith's Animal Kingdom, Major Hamilton Smith described 

 this animal from a female brought home by Colonel Charles Maxwell, and 

 dedicated it to that gentleman as Antilope maxwelli. This species does well 

 in captivity, and the Zoological Society of London have kept and frequently 

 bred it in their gardens. It seems to range from Senegal and Gambia to 

 the mouths of the Niger. In Liberia Mr. Buttikofer says that Maxwell's 

 duiker is unquestionably the commonest species. The menagerie name 

 Philantomba is probably a corruption of the Liberian name Fulintongue. 

 Mr. Buttikofer states that this duiker lives in small troops in bush country, 

 but is very shy, and is generally captured in snares. Percy Rendall. 



The Black-Rumped Duiker (Cephalophus mc/anorr/icus) 



Gauoon Name, Ns/iiri 



This is a West Coast duiker with a range extending from the 

 Cameroons to Angola, and it is believed right across Africa through 

 Congoland to the East Coast at Zanzibar. The black-rumped duiker 

 stands about 13 inches at the withers, and is of a dull brownish-black 

 colour, darkening to black towards the tail. The under parts are lighter 

 and the backs of the hams are white. The horns are about an inch and 

 a half in length, and both male and female possess them. This diminutive 

 antelope is at present little known to sportsmen. 



