The Western Sing-Sing 2.77 



is of moderate length, broad and well set on its shoulders, and its head 

 approximates in shape to that of a pony, but is more inclined to taper 

 towards the muzzle. The horns are set well on the top of the head, 

 and curve slightly forward as a rule, with a very regular sweep until 

 within a few inches of the point, where a slight set backwards is often 

 found. The horn is ringed for about two -thirds of its length, and has 

 but a small circumference at the base, thickening in the centre, and 

 tapering gradually and evenly to the point. Length of horns varies from 

 22 to 31 inches. The head and neck are carried extremely well, and, with 

 the exception of the roan, there is no antelope on the west coast whose port 

 is more majestic. The grace of the sing-sing's lines is somewhat depreciated 

 by its coarse rough coat, which is almost deserving of the epithet shaggy. 

 The body-colour is of a dark gray, shading off into dirty gray-white on the 

 under surface and about the muzzle and the eyes, the hair lying unevenly 

 throughout the body. The hair on the neck, particularly towards the 

 front, is longer than the body hair, being as much as 4 inches long, close 

 up to the throat. The legs are clean and short-haired below the elbow- 

 joint and the thigh, the longer hair being confined to the back of each leg. 

 Ears are long and stand well out at the sides. 



The female, which is hornless, is smaller and much less noble in appear- 

 ance than the bull. Its head tapers more ; its ears droop more ; and its 

 coat is even rougher than that of the bull, and is, as a rule, several shades 

 darker. Its carriage is more of a slink ; its head is held lower when stand- 

 ing at rest ; and altogether it is much more donkey-like in appearance than 

 its partner. 



The sing-sing appears to range from Sierra Leone to Lake Tchad and 

 behind the Cameroons, but whether it extends to the French and Belgian 

 Congo or not I cannot definitely say. It is distinctly local in its habitat, 

 for there are long stretches of Nigeria where it is not found, these chiefly 

 consisting of dense bush country or swampy open plains. 



