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swampy country affected by many. T. gratus and T. nfeliei are 

 larger forms; the JSoschbok, T. sylvaticus, is smaller. 



The Kudus, genus Strepsiceros, have more markedly twisted 

 horns, which are absent in the female. The body is vertically 

 striped with white. The largest species is S. kudu ; a smaller 

 form, S. imierbis, is from Somaliland. 



The last genus of this section or sub-family is the African Eland, 

 genus Oixas ^ Twhich it appears should be spelt Or las). The Elands 



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Fig. 165. — Elaml. Orins cnnna. x- 



are perhaps more Ox-like in appearance than the other members of 

 this group, and in both sexes have horns, in which the spiral 

 twisting is more close. Or las canna is the name of the common 

 Eland. 0. livingstonii has been applied to an East African 

 variety, which has thin and faint lateral stripes like the other 

 members of the group to which it belongs. 



The genus BoselcqAus includes only JB. trwjocamdus, the 

 ISTilgai, which is purely Indian in range. The female is hornless, 

 and the horns of the male are smooth and not long. 



' Taurotragus oryx lias unfortunately been discovered to be the correct name 

 for the Eland. 



