CHAPTER XVI 
THE WATERBUCKS AND REEDBUCKS 
Subfamily Kobincz 
The members of the Kobincz cover a wide range in body 
size, from the large, stately waterbucks to the small rock 
reedbucks. The group includes the waterbucks, lechwis, 
kobs, reedbucks, and rock reedbucks and is characterized 
by low withers, absence of the anteorbital gland, and the 
presence of horns in the male only. The horns are usually 
curved forward and ringed for the greater part of their 
length. The skull is without anteorbital fossa but shows a 
large lachrymal-nasal sinus on the sides of the snout. The 
range of the subfamily covers the continent of Africa from 
the Cape region northward to the southern edge of the 
Sahara Desert in the Senegal, Lake Chad, and Abyssinian 
regions. This subfamily has been usually known among 
naturalists as the Cervicaprincz; but, owing to the genus 
Cervicapra having been found untenable, the genus Kobus , 
being the best known and most typical, has been selected 
as the type. 
Key to the Genera 
Horns sweeping backward and upward or with tips curved forward 
Tail short and bushy; body size small; horns short and sharply 
hooked forward 
Horns shorter than head; lachrymal-nasal sinus small; orbit 
large Oreodorcas 
Horns longer than head; lachrymal-nasal sinus large; orbit 
small Redunca 
Tail long and tufted; size large; horns slightly curved forward, 
greatly exceeding the head in length Kobus 
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