nUFFON'S KOB 



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Ftontltl and lloiiis of liuH'on's Kob. 



BUFFON'S KOB (Cobus cob). 



In common with the Uganda kob and the puku {C. vardoni), this 

 species has the back of the ears rufous like the body ; and it agrees 

 with the latter of these in having the horns less than twice the length 

 of the head, the hair short, and the front of the fore-legs black ; its 

 peculiar distinctive features being the presence of a white line over each 

 eye and its comparatively small size, the approximate height at the 

 shoulder being from 32 to 33 inches. 



Although this species was known to the French naturalist Buffon, 

 it is only of late years that its affinities have been fully worked out. 

 The puku differs from both this species and the under- mentioned 

 sunu by its much longer hair and the absence of the black down the 

 front of the legs. 



Distribution. — West Africa, from the Gambia to Nigeria. 



LenKthon Ci.cum- Tip to Tip, Locr,lity. 



193 6 J 7:}: Nigeria . 



iSJ 5i 7J, Do. . 



-17.1 ... ... Do. . 



i62 6 7 Do. . 



Owner. 

 Captain A. H. Testing. 

 Captain J. .S. Brogden. 

 Major A. F. iMockler-rerryman. 

 Major A. J. Arnold, D.S.O. 



