BLUE DUIKER 149 



V 

 Head of liluc Uuiker. 



BLUE DUIKER (Cephalophus monticola). 



Ipili of all the Zulu tribes. 



In the great majority of the duikers, that is to say all except the 

 three included in the group mentioned above, the horns, which are 

 generally present in both sexes, slope backwards either in or just below 

 the line of the profile of the nose. The present species is included in 

 a sub-group characterised by the smoky-brown or blackish coloration ; 

 and is especially distinguished by the rufous legs and uniformly coloured 

 rump, the height at the shoulder being i 3 inches. Weight about 26 lbs. 

 Distribution. — Southern Africa, from the wooded districts of Cape Colony 

 northwards to Benguela on the west, and Nj-asaland on the east. 



Lencrth on Circum 



front. ference. 



Tip to Tip. Loc.ility. Owner. 



-2^ ... I. I Ctipe Colony . . P". ^'augha^ Kirby. 



2h i:,' a Tusliila riain, B.C.A. ffon. WaUer Rothschild. 



-2j ... ... Knysna, Cape Colony Cape Town Museum. 



il ig Do. . Ml". Justice Ilopley. 



15 I Natal . . . Dr. Tercy Rendali 



F. C. Selous. 



G. W. Peniice. 

 O. R. Dunell. 



Ig lil Jjenffuela . . . Hon. Walter Rothschild. 



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-ij ij i^' ? A. Ohlsson. 



-ij ... ... ? C. T. Jones. 



Jiji- 1 1,1 iJ-;: Natal . . Dr. Percy Rendall. 



-1 3 1 3 iJ ? Julius Jeppe. 



i-j"- lij f ■ Major H. J. Gookl- Adams, C.B., 



O.M.G.' 

 -if 13 I.J ? Julius Jeppe. 



