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Under these circumstances it seems quite impossible to treat Livingstone’s 
Eland as a distinct species, but, as will be seen by our list of synonyms, we 
have placed it under a different heading, and have assigned most of the 
references to Elands north of the Zambesi to Taurotragus oryx livingstonit. 
We will now, starting from the Zambesi, endeavour to trace the Eland 
into the most northern part of its range. 
Peters, in his ‘Reise nach Mossambique,’ gives several localities for the 
Eland in the Portuguese Provinces on the Zambesi. Mr. R. Crawshay, who 
Fig. 116. 
Skull and horns of Livingstone’s Eland, 3. 
(P. Z.S. 1895, p. 690.) 
has devoted great attention to the Antelopes of Nyasaland, tells us that 
the Eland is widely distributed there, both on the hills and on the wooded 
plains at the foot of them, and gives many localities in which they are to be 
met with. As regards its markings, he informs us that it is subject to great 
variety in British East Africa, “both in colour and as regards the plainness 
or otherwise of the white stripes.” In a single troop, individuals may be seen 
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