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evenly so as to form a V when viewed full face, then 

 curving forwards and upwards, and then bending sharply 

 backwards, so that the "elbow" is nearly a right angle. 

 General colour some shade of bright reddish brown, with 

 the face, except for a band of varying width between and 

 below line of eyes (which is light-coloured), and a patch on 

 occiput, continued as a line down nape, nearly black ; 



Fig. 4. — Head and Neck op Northern Race of Rooi Hartebeest 

 (Bubalis caama t 



withers, shoulders, thighs, fore-legs to knees, part of fore- 

 shanks, and chin dark plum colour, and a yellowish white 

 patch, which does not include the middle of dorsal surface of 

 tail, on the sides and lower part of rump ; tail not reaching 

 liocks, with the middle of its dorsal surface dark through- 

 out, and the crest ascending to within a short distance of the 

 root ; under-parts whitish. Skull with a very narrow and 

 elongated frontal region; basal length 17f inches, maximum 

 width 6^ inches. Good horns measure from 24 to 26 inches 



