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GREAT GAME ANIMALS. 



are blackish-brown, Vaughan's Kob, C. vaughani (1222), of the 

 Southern Bahr-el-Ghazal, the West African Buffon's Kob, C. cob 

 (1223), the Uganda Kob, C. thomasi (1224), the Puku Kob, C. var- 

 doni (1225), distinguished by the absence of black on the legs, the 

 Lichi or Lechwe, C. leche (1226, fig. 27), of South Central Africa, 

 and the Black Lichi, C. smithemani (1227), of the Lake Mvveru dis- 

 trict. Both the latter have the hinder surface of the pasterns bare. 

 Waterbuck are found in herds of twenty or more; in some districts 

 they frequent steep stony hills seldom more than a mile from a 

 river, to which they flee when pursued, but they often dwell among 

 reeds on river-banks. The Lichi is a swamp-dwelling species,, 

 frequently standing up to its neck in water ; even when deeply 

 immersed, it never swims, but progresses by leaps. 



The Buiker Antelopes. Together with the Indian Four-horned 

 OenilS Antelope (Tetraceros), the African Duikers, 



Cephalophus. as typified by the Cape Duiker-Bok, Cepha- 

 [Lower hphus grimmi (1 174), constitute a group of small or medium-sized 

 Mammal Antelopes (Cephalophinoe) presenting the following characteristics. 

 Cas/57.] They have the muzzle naked ; large, more or less elongated,. 



glandular openings below the eye; the tail of medium length ; 

 lateral hoofs present ; but no tufts of hair on the knees. The 

 horns are short and straight; and the upper molar teeth are broad 

 and low-crowned. Duikers have a single pair of horns, which are 

 generally present in both sexes, although smaller in the females 

 than in the males, and are inclined backwards. The crown of the 

 head bears a tuft of long hairs betw r een the horns; and the openings 

 of the gland below each eye form a long naked line on the side of 

 the face above the muzzle. They attain their maximum develop- 

 ment in West Africa, w 7 here some of the largest species occur. 

 The typical South African species derives its name from the rapidity 

 with which it dives into covert when disturbed. Most of the species 

 go about in pairs. The smallest of all is the South African Blue 

 Duiker, C. monticola (1175), and the largest the West African 

 C. sylvicultor (1176), which is of the size of a small Donkey; 

 next to this being the W. African C.jentinki (1 1 77) . Many of the 

 smaller kinds, such as C. abyssinicus (1178), the banded C. dorm 

 (1179) of West Africa, C, dorsalis (1180), C. leucogaster (1181), 

 C. natalensis (1182), and C, rufilatus (1184), are exhibited. 



