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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Head of Korrigum. 



KOEEIGUM or SENEGAL HARTEBEEST (Damaliscus corrigum). 



Horns with a single slightly lyrate curve. Size medium. General 

 colour reddish, with patches on the face, shoulders, upper part of fore- 

 legs, hips, and thighs, and the tail-tuft black ; no dark markings on 

 back and feet. 



Distribution. — Senegambia and the interior of West Africa. Discovered 

 by Col. Denham and Capt. Clapperton in 1822-24. 



Length on 

 front curve. 



22i- 

 -2lg- 

 -2lg 



19 



Circuin- 

 fertrncc. 



Si 



9 s 

 7 



Tip ta Tip. 





I.oca 



Gambia . 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Do. . 

 Do. . 



Ou'ner. 



Julias Jeppe. 

 Paris Museum. 



Dr. P. Rendall, British Museurn. 

 Late Earl of Derl:)y, Brilisli 

 Museum. 



Do. 

 Dulilin Museum. 



TIANG (Damaliscus corrigum tiang). 



Apparently only a local race of the korrigum, from which it is dis- 

 tinguished, SO far as at present known, by its slightly inferior dimensions, 

 and certain differences in the black markings on the face and limbs. 

 Distribution. — Sennar, Kordofan, and Bahr-el-Ghazal. 



Length on Circum- 



frunt curve. Terence. 



9 20i 



6i 

 6ii 



Tip to Tip. Locality. 



6,^ Eahr-el-Ghazal 



7s Uo. 



Ou 



The late Consul Petherick, British 

 Museum. 



Do. 



