MADOQUIN^ 175 



vol. XXX, pt. 2, p. 9, 1863, Beise Nord-Ostafrika, vol. ii, p. 107, 1877 ; 



Fitzinger, Sitxher. h. Ah. Wiss. Wieii, vol. lix, pt. 1, p. 168, 1869. 

 Antilope madoqua, Waterhouse, Cat. Mamm. Mus. Zool. Soc. p. 40, 



1838. 

 Tragelaphus hempriclili, Bilppell, Vemeicliniss Mus. SencJcenherg, 



pt. 1, p. 37, 1842. 

 Calotragus saltianus, TemmincJc, Esquias. ZoqI. Guini, p. 192, 1853. 

 Cephalophus (Ourebia) saltiana, Gervais, Hist. Nat. Mamm. vol. ii, 



p. 209, 1855. 



Nesotragus saltianus, Biitimeyer, Abli. schwein. pal. Ges. vol. iv, 



p. 53, 1877. 

 Neotragus hemprichii, Brehm, Thierleben, Sdugethiere, vol. in,'p.'2,55, 



1880. 



DiK-DiK, or Bbni Israel. 



Typical locality Coast Range of eastern Abyssinia. 



The type species. 



Size relatively large ; shoulder-height 14 or 15 inches. 

 Face rich rufous, and crest very similarly coloured ; neck 

 coarsely lined ashy grey, back fulvous or rufous fawn, whicli 

 becomes but slightly more rufous on flanks ; chin and under- 

 parts (exclusive of chest) whitish, more or less tinged with 

 fawn ; legs pale rufous ; tail (as usual) coloured like back. 

 Nasals moderately short ; preorbital vacuities large ; pre- 

 maxillEe of moderate length, with the upper profile only 

 slightly curved. Basal length of skull 3| inches (95 mm.), 

 maximum width 2^ (57 mm.), length from muzzle to orbit 

 2J (54 mm.), do. from tip of nasals to tip of premaxillse 

 Ij inches (32 mm.). 



55. 12. 24. 285. Skull, with horns, and skin. Abyssinia ; 

 collected by Dr. Eiippell. 



Presented hy the Zoological Society, 1855. 



69. 10. 24. 3-4. Two skins, male and female. Anseba 

 Valley, Abyssinia ; collected by Dr. W. T. Blanford during 

 the Abyssinian Expedition of 1868. 



Presented hy the Viceroy and Council of India, 1869. 



97. 1. 5. 19. Skin, female. Bogosland, Abyssinia. From 

 the collection of Sir Victor Brooke, Bart. 



Presented hy Sir Douglas Brooke, Bart., 1897. 



621, e. Skull, female. Abyssinia (?). Purchased. 



69. 2. 2. 10. Skeleton, female. Abyssinia ; collected by 

 W. Jesse, Esq., during the Abyssinian Expedition. 



Presented hy the Viceroy and Council of India, 1869. 



