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Genus II. CERVICAPRA. 
(See page 93.) 
Type. 
Cervicapra, Blainv. Bull. Soc. Philom. 1816, p.75 . . . . . . C. RepuNcA. 
Redunca, H. Sm. in Griff. An. K. v. p. 837 (1827) . . . . . . C. REDUNCA. 
Nagor, Laurill. Dict. Univ. d’H. N. i. p. 621 (1839) . . . . . C. REDUNCA. 
Eleotragus, Gray, List Mamm. B. M. p. 165 (1843) . . . . . C. aRUNDINUM. 
Similar in essential characters to Cobus, but size smaller, build lighter, 
tail more bushy, and a glandular spot, naked or short-haired, present on the 
side of the head beneath the ears. Skull light, with large anteorbital 
vacuities ; no anteorbital fosse; premaxille not reaching the nasals. Horns 
of median length, evenly curved upwards and, in some species, forwards ; not 
present in the females. 
Distribution. Africa, south of the Sahara (not found in the forest-districts 
of Western Africa). 
The species of Cervicapra are remarkably closety allied, and differ in fact 
by scarcely any striking characters but size. The strong curvature of the 
horns in some of the species would seem to be an important character, were 
it not that in C. dohor there is much variation, even in specimens from the 
same locality. Darker markings on the face and crown seem also to be too 
variable to afford good distinctive features. We are therefore reduced to 
dividing the species mainly according to size, as follows :— 
A. Height about 36 inches. Basal length of skull about 10 inches. 
70. C. arundinum. 
B. Height about 51 inches. Basal length of skull about 9 inches. 
71. C. bohor. 
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