272 WILD BEASTS OF THE WOKLD 



of form or coat, rather short bushy tails, and, in the bucks, moderate- 

 sized twisted horns. They are all smaller than the Inyala, not exceed- 

 ing about two and a half feet at the shoulder ; and the straight twisted 

 horns, which are only present in the bucks, are about a foot long. 



The colour varies a great deal, some forms being strongly spotted 

 and striped with white, and others plain, or nearly so ; but they are 

 all of some shade of brown in the ground-colour. 



All are forest-dwellers, and they do not go in large herds, but only 

 in small parties. The two best-known forms are the beautifully 

 variegated Harnessed Antelope {Tragelaphus scriptus), from West 

 Africa, which is fairly well known in captivity, and thrives well, 'having 

 bred in the Earl of Derby's menagerie many years ago ; and the 

 Bushbuck of South Africa (T. sylvaticni), which is nearly self-coloured 

 on the body, though marked with white on the throat and limbs. 

 This is a well-known game animal at the Cape, and has been repre- 

 sented in our Zoological Gardens. 



THE SITATUNGAS 



The Sitatungas (Limnotragus), or Marshbucks, are a small African 

 group of three species, closely allied to the Bushbucks, but differing 

 in their very long hoofs and in the fact of the back of the pasterns 

 being bare and horny, this structure of the foot adapting them for 

 living in marshes, a very unusual habitat for Antelopes. They are larger 

 than the true Bushbucks (except the Inyala), standing a yard or more 

 at the shoulder, and the horns of the males are longer and with a 

 more open twist, presenting some approach to those of the Koodoo on 

 a small scale. Their coats are shaggy and self-coloured, though there 

 are white marks about the head and neck. The females are of- a 

 redder brown than the males, and show more tendency to white 

 markings on the body — at any rate when young. These are truly 

 aquatic Antelopes, living in swamps and spending their time more 

 or less immersed in water, though they are rather waders than 

 swimmers. They live well enough in captivity, but, of course, must 

 have a soft litter, not a hard even floor; two of the three species have 

 been represented in the London Zoological Gardens. 



