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Colony and the Free State the hills are also for the most part arid and 
waterless ; so that these little Antelopes seem to be able to do without drinking 
water for several months in the year, as is the case with many other Antelopes 
in South-western Africa. I now forget the general colour of the Red Rhé- 
bucks I shot many years ago in the Cape Colony and the Orange Free State ; 
but the three males I last shot in the Bechuanaland Protectorate were fawn- 
coloured on the head and neck, and dark grey on the upper parts of the body.” 
Fig. 41. Fig. 42. 
Fig. 41.—Horns of Cervicapra fulvorufula, not adult. 
Fig. 42.— Py, 5 aged. 
The corresponding rings in the two pairs of horns are placed opposite each other. 
The change of shape of the horns in the Antelopes as the animals grow 
older, so frequently referred to in this work, is well marked in the present 
species, and we have therefore thought it worth while to illustrate these 
differences by figures (figs. 41 and 42). Figure 41 represents the horns of a 
young, or rather just adult, male, in which they have attained a length of about 
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