184 SOUTH AFRICAN MAMMALS 



Little is known of the habits of this quaint looking 

 little animal, as it inhabits barren dry and rocky hills, 

 where it is not easily procured owing to its agility. Its 

 range would appear to be from Omaruru in the South 

 Western Protectorate to Benguela in Portuguese West 

 Africa. 



Sub-Family CEEVIOAPEID^. 



Ehinarium well developed. No antorbital glands, and 

 the females without horns. Tail moderately long and 

 bushy. 



Genus COBUS. 



Large-sized Antelopes with coarse hair, naked muzzles 

 and moderately long tufted tails. False hoofs well 

 developed. The males only are horned. The face glands 

 are rudimentary or wanting altogether. 



Cobus ellipsiprymnus. Waterbuck. Waterbok or Ering-cjat. 



Li-Twnoga (Matabili) ; Matuti (Barotse); Tumoga 



(Bechuana) ; Piva (Swazi). 



A rather stoutly built animal, of a grizzly grey-brown 

 colour, almost a roan, the individual hairs, which are 

 course and long, being paler at the bases, and darker 

 at the tips. The chin, and the region round the nose 

 is white. Forehead reddish, and the face browner than 

 the body. A white streak under each eye. There is 

 a white line on the throat and atiother one, broad and 

 conspicuous, round the rump. The hair of the neck 

 is long and reversed, forming a mane-like ruff. Horns 

 long, ringed and curved backwards and outwards for 

 about three quarters of their length, then upwards. 

 Length 28 to 36 inches. Eecord 36| inches. Height 

 at shoulder about 4 feet. Length 7| feet. Tail 151 



