266 ZOOLOGY. 



Antelopes were frequently seen, and they were common 

 on some of the rocky precipices on the flanks of the great 

 valleys around Senafd, Guna Guna, Fokada, &c., usually 

 solitary or in pairs. When alarmed they frequently perch 

 on the very highest rocks, their agility in leaping from 

 crag to crag being remarkable. 



The very peculiar face of the Klipspringer resembles in 

 a most remarkable manner that of the Musk-deer of the 

 Himalaya and Central Asia, Moschus moschiferus, and 

 the general buUd is also similar. There is probably 

 much resemblance in their habits, but the Musk Deer 

 appears to be more of a forest animal. The following 

 are the dimensions of a female Klipspringer shot at 

 Senaf^ : — 



ft. in. 



Length of face from nose to between ears 6 



„ neck and body from between ears to insertion 



of tail 2 3 



„ tail, including hairs at end 4 



Total length from nose to end of tail, measuxed along 



the curve of the back 3 1 



Length of the body measured in a direct line along 

 the side, from the front of the shoulder to the 



rump 1 11 



Height at shoulder 16 



Girth of chest behind shoulders 1 10 



„ neck 10 



Length of ear 4 



22. Scopophorus montanus, Eiipp. 

 Antilope montana, Eiipp. Atlas, t. 3. 



This peculiar little Antelope was rare in the country 

 traversed ; I only saw it two or three times near Dolo and 



