118 
K. Vet.-Akad. Handl. lxv. p. 189 (1846) ; id. Hornschuch’s Transl., Arch. Skand. 
Beitr. ii. p. 141; Reprint, p. 65 (1848) ; Gray, Cat. Ost. B. M. pp. 59, 60, 146 
(1847) ; id. P. Z. 8. 1850, p. 145; Wagner, Schreb. Siing., Suppl. iv. p. 441 
(1844), v. p. 443 (1855); Gray, Knowsl. Menag. p. 28 (1850); id. Cat. Ung. 
B. M. p. 139 (1852) ; Gerr. Cat. Bones Mamm. B. M. p. 246 (1862) ; Wood, 
Ill. Nat. Hist. 1. p. 666, fig. (1862); Chapman, Travels &c. ii. p. 335 (1868); 
Fitz. SB. Ak. Wien, lix. pt. 1, p. 174 (1869) ; Gray, Cat. Rum. B. M. p. 50 
(1872) ; id. Hand-l. Rum. p. 120 (1873) ; Drumm. Large Game, p. 425 (1875) ; 
Brooke, P. Z.S. 1878, p. 884; Selous, P.Z.S. 1881, p. 752; id. Hunter’s Wand. © 
p- 208 (1881) ; Flow. & Gars. Cat. Coll. Surg. p. 260 (1884) ; Bryden, Kloof and 
Karroo, p. 300, fig. (1889) ; Jent. Cat. Ost. Leyd. Mus. (Mus. P.-Bas, ix.) p. 141 
(1887) ; Scl. f. Cat. Mamm. Calc. Mus. p. 154 (1891) ; Flow. & Lyd. Mamm. 
p. 347 (1891); Nicolls & Egl. Sportsm. 8S. Afr. p. 37 (1892) ; Ward, Horn 
Meas. (1) p. 152 (1892), (2) p. 194 (1896) (part.); Jentink, Cat. Mamm. Leyd. 
Mus. (Mus. P.-Bas, xi.) p. 173 (1892) ; Lyd. Horns and Hoofs, p. 252 (1893); 
Rendall, P. Z.S. 1895, p. 359 (Transvaal) ; Pousargues, Ann. Sci. Nat. iv. pp. 81, 83 
(1897). . 
Tragelaphus scriptus sylvaticus, Thos. P. Z. S. 1891, p. 389; Kirby, in Ward’s Great 
and Small Game of Africa, p. 484, pl. xiii. fig. (1899) ; Trouess. Cat. Mamm. 
p. 959 (1899). 
Tragelaphus scriptus, Ward, Rec. Big Game, p. 282 (1899) (part.). 
Le Bosbok, Buff. Hist. Nat., Suppl. v. p. 35, pl. xv. (1782). 
Forest Antelope, Penn. Hist. Quadr. (3) i. p. 86 (1793). 
VernacutaR Names :—Boschbok of the Dutch; Bushbuck of the English at the 
Cape; Inkonka (g), Imbabula (2) of the Zulus (Selous). 
General colours much as in the other species of this section, and especially 
as in ZT. roualeyni, but without any traces of transverse stripes either in the 
adult or immature stages. Adult male of a deep dark brownish black, with 
only a few small white spots on the haunches and one or two on the shoulders. 
Younger males reddish brown on the rump and sides, almost greyish brown 
above ; a narrow white spinal stripe over the rump and about nine white 
spots on the haunches, with a line of white spots extending inferiorly 
above the belly. Horns 12 or 14 inches in length, rarely attaining to 
16 inches. . 
Female. Without horns, of a light reddish brown, as in the immature 
male, with white spots on the hind-quarters, and sometimes a lateral line of 
white spots above the belly. 
