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scarce in the mining districts that he visited. It is still found, however, on 
the highest ridges of the Makongwe Range near Barberton. In the less 
frequented north-eastern portion of the Transvaal, north of the Crocodile 
River, Mr. Kirby found the Vaal Rhébok “throughout the mountain-ranges 
and near the stony krantzes bordering the terrace-lands.” ‘They were also 
occasionally seen amongst the lower hills, and were observed to run in small 
troops of from ten to twelve in number. 
The Rhébok seems to be impatient of captivity and is very seldom brought 
to Europe alive. The register of the Zoological Society of London contains 
the record of only four examples as received, two of which were trans- 
mitted by Sir George Grey from the Cape in 1861. These were both females ; 
but a male was presented by Mr. E. R. Wodehouse in 1863, and a female 
was obtained by purchase in 1864. During his many visits to the continental 
menageries, Sclater does not recollect to have observed a single individual of 
this Antelope. Besides a stuffed pair of adults of this species in the Gallery 
of the British Museum, from the male of which our drawing of the head 
(fig. 44, p. 195) has been taken, there are a skin and several skulls from the 
Burchell and other collections. But fresh specimens of this Antelope would 
be desirable acquisitions. 
Our coloured Plate (no. XLVI.) represents both sexes of this beautiful 
Antelope, giving special prominence to the long ears, one of its most 
remarkable features. It has been put upon the stone by Mr. Smit from an 
original sketch by Mr. Wolf, which Sir Douglas Brooke has kindly allowed 
us to examine. But we regret to say that we have no information as to the 
exact individuals from which these figures were taken. 
February, 1897. 
