COMMON WATEKBUCK 



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Horns of Waterbuck, 1'", II. liarber's s 



pecimen. 



COMMON WATEEBUCK (Cobus ellipsiprymnus). 



Kooli in the Chilala and Chibisa 



countries. 

 K7'ing-gaat of the Dutch. 

 Li Tu?nos^ha of the Matabele. 



M'doiigoma or Matutivi in the 



Barotse country. 

 Swahili name Koru. 

 Tuinom of the Bechuanas. 



Tlie waterbucks and their near alhes the kobs, together with the 

 reedbucks and vaal rhebok, constitute a well-defined group of large 

 or medium African antelopes presenting the following characteristics. 

 They have the muzzle naked, no face-glands, a moderately long tail, 

 well -developed lateral hoofs, and the horns confined to the bucks. In 

 shape and size the horns are variable, being either long or medium, but 

 never spirally twisted, and always with smooth tips, below which they 

 are ridged ; usually they are at first inclined somewhat backwards, 

 after which they are curved upwards and more or less forwards, 

 although they may have a sinuous curvature, and in the vaal rhebok 

 are straight. The upper molar teeth are tall and narrow. In the 



