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c. Kobus adolfi-friderici, Matschie, Weidwer'k in Wort u. Bild, vol. xv, 



p. 234, 1906, Sitzber. Oes. nat. Frcunde, 1910, p. 409. 

 Cobus ellipsiprymniis adolfi-frederici, Lydehker, Game Animals of 

 Afnca, p. 196, 1908. 



Typical locality upper Orangi, south of Ikoma, German 

 East Africa. 



Type apparently in Berlin Zoological Museum. 



Described from a head characterised by the dark colour 

 of the nose, the absence of a white band on the throat, and 

 the relatively short horn-tips. 



d. Cobus defassa tjiederi, Lbnnherg, ArJciv Zool. vol. iv, no. 3, p. 7, 



1907 ; Lydekher, Game Animals of Africa, p. 202, 1908. 

 Kobus defassa tjaederi, Matschie, Sitzber. Ges. nat. Freunde, 1910, 

 pp. 409 and 414. 



Typical locality junction of the Guaso-hanek and Guaso- 

 nyiro, north-western Laikipia, British East Africa. 



Type in Eoyal Swedish Museum of Natural History, 

 Stockholm. 



Darker than the typical defassa, with a greater extension 

 of the dark areas. Black of face extending from above white 

 ring over muzzle to over middle of white eye-streak, and 

 on to side of angle of mouth, thus covering a larger area 

 than in typical defassa; eye-streak well-defined, but not 

 extending further backwards than anterior third of eye ; 

 above the black face the forehead bright rufous mixed with 

 black ; sides of face behind black area like forehead except 

 for a paler bu.ffish brown patch between eye and root of ear ; 

 backs of ears rufous bordered with white, tips black ; neck 

 rufous above but greyish brown on sides ; body-colour dark 

 brown, with a rufous tinge, much darker than the rufous 

 brown of typical defassa ; under-parts dark smoky brown ; legs 

 and feet black with a brownish shade in front and a narrow 

 white hoof-band ; tail like back at root, but nearly black at 

 tip. Horns apparently shorter, stouter and less curved than 

 in typical defassa. 



e. Kobus unctuosus tsohadensis, Schivarz, A.nn. Mag. Nat. Hist. 



ser. 8, vol. xi, p. 267, 1918. 

 Kobus defassa tsohadensis, Schwarz, op. cit. p. 495, 1913. 



Typical locality Mafaling, Shari Valley, north-west Africa. 

 Type in Senckenberg Museum. 



