CHAPTER XV 
BUSHBUCKS, SITATUNGAS, KOODOOS, BONGOS, 
AND ELANDS 
Subfamily Tragelaphince 
The tragelaphine antelopes of Africa form a compact 
natural group, comprising the bushbucks, sitatungas, koo¬ 
doos, bongos, and elands. They are best defined by their 
spirally twisted horns, but they also show a singularly close 
agreement in the color pattern of the head and body. The 
white transverse body stripes, which are found in all the 
genera to a greater or less degree, are characteristic of the 
subfamily. Other white markings which are common to 
the whole group are the two white spots on the cheeks, the 
white lips and chin, the white spots above the hoof on the 
front of the pasterns, the white bars on the inside of the 
limbs at the axillae and the groins, and the white inner sur¬ 
face of the ears. Some other markings which are almost 
universal are the white patches on the upper throat and on 
the chest and the white stripe down the inside of the legs. 
The group has an immense range in size almost equal to that 
of the family Bovidcz ranging as it does from the small har¬ 
nessed bushbuck to the immense bulk of the elands, the 
largest of all antelope. The withers are distinctly low in 
some members, being less in height than the hips. The 
snout is rather short and without a lachrymal gland. The 
ears are large and broad owing to the bush-haunting habits 
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