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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Brooke on the evidence of a flat skin, is reported to rear itself on its 

 hind-legs when browsing, and is thus enabled to reach boughs at a 

 very considerable distance above the ground. 



The horns of the specimens from Somaliland are, as a rule, very 

 much longer than those from British East Africa, as will be seen by 

 reference to the list below. 



