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in height. He describes its habits as follows:—“ It frequents reeds and 
low-lying scrub along the river banks, and is also found amongst the bracken 
which constitutes the undergrowth of the forests in those parts. The annu- 
lations of the horns of the living bucks are often completely filled up by 
bark of the trees which the buck is in the habit of rubbing up against. 
This gives the horns a peculiar yellowish-brown appearance.” 
Our illustration of the skull of this Antelope (fig. 25) has been kindly lent 
to us by the Council of the Zoological Society of London. 
It may be remarked that the most southern (Zululand) examples of this 
Antelope seem to exceed those of the Zambesi in size and richness of colour. 
It is therefore possible that intermediate specimens, connecting the Zambesi 
form with the NW. moschatus of the north, may hereafter be found in the 
intervening districts, but until this occurs it is better to recognize the two 
species as distinct. 
December, 1895. 
