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p. 278, 1914 ; Lydekher, Horns and Hoofs, p. 241, 1893, Oi-eat and 

 Small Oame of Africa, p. 379, 1899, Game Animals of Africa, 

 p. 273, 1908; Jackson, Big Game Shooting (Badminton Libr.), 

 vol. i. p. 307, 1894; Matschie, Sdugeth. Beutsch-Ostafrlha, p. 132, 

 1895 ; Hoyos, Zu den Aulihan, p. 10, 1895 ; Bhoads. Broc. Ac. 

 Bhiladelphia, 1896, p. 519 ; Elliot, Zool. Buhl. Field Mus. vol. i, 

 p. 226, 1897, Cat. Mamm. Field Mus. {Field Mus. Zool. Bub. 

 vol. viii) p. 80, 1907 ; Sclater and Thomas, Booh of Antelopes, 

 vol. iii, p. 229, pi. Ixxiv, 1898 ; 0. Neumann, Situ. Ges. nat. 

 Freunde, 1899, p. 21 ; Bralce-BrocJcman, Mammals of Somali. 

 p. 80, 1910; Bococh, Broc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 896; Lonnberg, 

 K. Svensha Vet.-Ah. Handl. vol. xlviii, no. 5, p. 170, 1912. 



Gbrbndk. 



Typical locality Juba Valley, Jubaland, south of Italian 

 Somaliland. 



Shoulder-height about 39 inches. General colour rich 

 chestnut or cinnamon rufous, sharply bounded on upper part 

 of flank by a lighter band, but without dark flank-band; 

 median line of forehead deep rufous ; a whitish ring round 

 eye, interrupted by a glandular area, which is blackish purple ; 

 backs of ears pale fawn, as are outer surfaces of limbs ; tail 

 rufous above, whitish below, crest black ; white of hams, 

 which is very narrow, running up by sides of tail to intrude 

 into body-colour. Horns thick, oval in section, closely 

 ridged, with the middle portion more or less lyrate, and the 

 tips curving forwards ; good specimens measure from 14 to 

 17 inches in length, with a basal girth of from 5 to 5|, and 

 a tip-to-tip interval of from 2f to 6| inches. 



The two races are distinguishable as follows : — 



A. Size smaller, colour brighter, knee-tufts black, or 



black and brown L. w. walleri. 



B. Size larger, colour duller, knee-tufts brown L. w. sclateri. 



A.— Lithoeranius walleri walleri. 



Typical locality Juba Valley. 



Size comparatively small, with proportionately short 

 horns and neck ; general colour bright cinnamon-rufous ; 

 knee-tufts black ; white of under surface forming a distinct 

 patch at side of root of tail. 



The range extends as far southwards as the plains at the 

 foot of Kilimanjaro. 



97. 7. 29. 1. Skull, with horns. Coast near Juba River ; 



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