CEPHALOPHIN^ 103 



male and one female. Knysna, Cape Colony ; collected by 



:\Ir. C. H. B. Grant. Presented by 0. D. Rudd, Usq., 1905. 



7. 6. 2. 106. Skull, with horns, and skin. Beira, Portuguese 



East Africa ; same collector. Same donor, 1907. 



XXVIII. CEPHALOPHUS (GUEVEI) NYAS^. 



Cephaloplius nyasse, Thomas, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 7, vol. ix, 

 p. 58, 1902 ; Wroughton, Mem. Manchester Mus. vol. li, no. 5, 

 p. 24, 1907 ; LydeJcJcer, Game Animals of Africa, p. 164, 1908. 



Typical locality Mlanje, Nyasaland. 



Distinguished from C. monticola by the larger amount of 

 rufous on the limbs and body, the much longer and narrower 

 skull, and the elongated hoofs. Typically the back a darker 

 brown than in monticola, with a stronger tinge of rufous ; 

 shoulders, flanks, and thighs dull deep rufous ; under-parts 

 greyish rufous ; limbs, except between inner and lateral 

 hoofs, where they are brown, bright rich rufous ; rump dark 

 chocolate-brown ; under side of tail still darker blackish 

 brown ; forehead (as usual in the group) dark with rufous 

 eyebrow-streaks ; backs of ears brown, with a small rufous 

 patch near front of base ; a few white patches on under side 

 of body between the fore and the hind legs. Basal length 

 of skull 4^^ inches (115 mm.), maximum width 2| inches 

 (56 mm.), length from orbit to muzzle 2|- inches (67 mm.). 



The two races are distinguished as follows : — 



A. A considerable red area on flanks and thighs, 



and legs strongly rufous C. n. nyasce. 



B. Bed area on body larger and legs more 



strongly rufous C. n. defriesi. 



A.— Cephalophus nyasae nyasae. 



Typical locality Mlanje. 

 General characters those given above. 

 1.11.11.2. Skull, with horns, and skin. Mlanje, Nyasa- 

 land; collected by Mr. H. Brown. Type. Purchased, 1901. 

 1. 11. 11. 3. Skin. Same locality and collector. 



Same history. 



8. 10. 22. 2. Skin, mounted. Kalungwisi, Lake Mweru. 



Presented hy J. Rowland Ward, Esq., 1908. 



