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height, and has horns 27 inches in length. In both these animals the lateral 
stripes are well defined, and there are no black patches above the knee on 
the fore leg of the male, though in the female the patches are slightly visible. 
These specimens are fair representatives of Taurotragus oryx livingstonit, 
and have been figured as such in our illustration (Plate XCIX.), prepared by 
Smit. But it is right to add that it appears that the skins have apparently 
shrunk slightly in drying, as in his measurements of the male specimen in 
question, lately given in the ‘Great and Small Game of Africa’ (p. 426), 
Mr. Selous states that the height of this animal, ‘‘ taken on the naked carcase 
after the skin had been removed,” was 69 inches. Moreover, in former days 
there were probably still larger specimens, as such reliable authorities as 
Barrow and Harris agree in stating that the old male Elands were known to 
attain a height of 64 feet at the withers. 
There are also in the National Collection other skins and skulls of the 
Eland obtained by Mr. Selous, and a number of other specimens, amongst 
which we may specify a skull and horns of a female from Nyasaland, 
presented by Sir Harry Johnston, and a skull and horns from the district of 
Kilimanjaro, presented by Mr. F. J. Jackson in 1892. We may remark that 
examples of the Eland of the White Nile (the problematical 7. 0. gigas) are 
much wanted to complete the series in the National Collection, besides which 
specimens from other definite localities in Eastern Africa and Angola would 
be very acceptable. 
April, 1900. 
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