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of falling stones. The measurements and weights of a buck and doe are as 

 follows : — Buck, total length, 4 feet 7^- inches ; height at shoulder, 2 feet 9-]. 

 inches ; tail, 6| inches ; weight, 73 lbs. Doe, total length, 4 feet 3 J inches ; 

 height at shoulder, 2 feet 5. 1 , inches ; tail, 6 inches ; weight, 63 lbs. 



F. J. Jackson. 



THE VAAL RHEBUCK 

 Genus Pelea 



A very different animal from either of the preceding groups of the 

 Cervicapriiue is the rhebuck, or Vaal rhebuck (P. capreolus), which is the sole 

 member of its genus at present known. Its most distinctive features are 

 its comparatively small size, the short, upright, and generally straight 

 horns of the male, the somewhat woolly hair, and the short, bushy tail. 

 The naked portion of the muzzle is relatively large, and there are no 

 face-glands or bare patches below the ears. The skull is very similar to 

 that of the reedbucks, showing the deep pits in the forehead found in all 

 the members of the sub-family. 



The Vaal Rhebuck {Pelea capreolus) 



Vaal Rhebok (Gray Roebuck) of the Boers ; Peeli of Bechuanas ; 

 Iliza of the Zulus and Swazis ; Pshiatla of the Basuto. 



This antelope, which has certain affinities with the Cervicaprine group, 

 is characterised by its soft, woolly, gray fur, slender neck and legs, and 

 straight, sharp horns, widely separated and non-divergent, rising vertically 

 from the skull above the eyes, with a slight forward bend, and ringed for 

 about half their length. Muzzle naked ; sub-orbital gland absent ; ears 

 narrow, long and pointed ; fur ashy brown in colour, pale on the throat, 

 and white on the under parts ; tail short, broad, and thickly haired. An 



