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Fauna S. Africa, Mamm. vol. i, p. 141, 1900; Bensliaw, Final 

 Nat. Hist. Essays, p. 156, 1907 ; Ward, Eecords of Big Game, 

 ed. 6, p. 147, 1910 ; Pococli, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 900. 



Blesbok. 



Typical locality probably uorthern Cape Colony. 



Very similar to I), j^ygargus but rnfous colour much more 

 predominant owing to the lighter shade of the areas which 

 are dark in the latter species ; the face-blaze divided by a 

 narrow brown bar at the constriction between the eyes ; the 

 rump-patch reduced to a small paler area round the root of 

 the tail, and dark colour continued down outer side of lower 

 part of legs, so that hocks and outer side of knees are rufous 

 fawn instead of white. The summits of the rings of the 

 horns differ from those of the bontebok (D. pijgcirgus) by 

 being yellow, while the horns themselves show a greenish 

 tince. Good horns measure from 16 to 18^ inches in length, 

 with a girth of from 5f to 7^, and a tip to-tip interval of 

 from 7 to 15^ inches. Basal length of skull 11.^ inches, 

 maximum width 5^y inches. 



The range formerly included the northern plains of Cape 

 Colony, the Orange Eiver Colony, the Transvaal, Griqualand 

 "West, and Bechuanaland. 



,53. 8. 29. 48. Skin, mounted. South Africa ; No. 373, a, 

 of the Zoological Society's Catalogue of 1838. 



Presented hy the Zoological Socieiij, 1853. 



96. 11. 28.' 3. Skin, mounted. Driefontein, Orange 

 Eiver Colony. Prc^^cnted hg F. C. Selous, Esq., 1896. 



96. 11. 28. 4. Skin, mounted, female. Same locality. 



Same history. 



6. 2. 22. 1. Head, mounted, young, to show dark face- 

 Ijlaze. Presented by the Zoological Society, 1906. 



8. 5. 4. 1. Skin, female. North-western Orange Eiver 

 Colony. Presented by W. F. Tuthill, E^q., 1908. 



8. 12. 8. 1. Skull, with horns, and skin, female. Orange 

 Eiver Colony (?). Presented, 1908. 



.38. 3. 17. 3. Skull, with horns. S. Africa. 



Purchased, 1858. 



644, c. Frontlet and horns. S. Africa. Purchecscd. 



48. 7. 13. 6. & 7. Two frontlets and horns. S. Africa. 



Purchctsed, 1848. 



