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AFRICAN GAME ANIMALS 
shows considerable contrast with the light clay color of 
the sides. The white areas of the head consist of a broad 
stripe above the eye, the lips, chin, forethroat, and inside of 
the ears. The back of the ears are clay color, with the tips 
broadly margined by umber-brown. There is a conspicu¬ 
ous bare black space below the ear. The tail is seal-brown 
or blackish, in marked contrast to the clay-colored rump 
and white border of the basal part. The lower sides of the 
body and the legs are somewhat lighter than the back, 
being ochraceous-buff, and darkest on the outside. The 
breast and the belly are pure white and sharply defined 
against the darker sides. The inguinal region, is black and 
hairless with the exception of the two rosettes of white pithy 
hair marking the opening of the inguinal sacks. 
The flesh measurements of this specimen were: head and 
body, 3 8 inches; hind foot, inches; ear, 4 inches. Length 
of skull, 6 % inches. Horns, 4inches long. The longest 
horns recorded by Ward from the Tana Valley are 5inches. 
One of the striking characters of this race are the heaviness 
or prominence of the basal rings and the compressed shape 
of the horn so as to form a keel along the posterior margin. 
Specimens have been recorded by sportsmen from the vicin¬ 
ity of Lamu, the lower Tana Valley, the Sabaki River, and 
the station of Maji ya Chumvi. 
The Steinbok 
Raphicerus 
The steinbok is at once recognizable from all other an¬ 
telopes by its bright sorrel-red color and small size. It is a 
trim-built little buck with well-rounded hind quarters and 
slender legs. The tail is not evident to the eye, being a mere 
rudiment, as in the klipspringer. A striking peculiarity is 
the enormous development of the ears, which exceed in size 
those of most other genera and are especially marked among 
the narrow-eared antelopes of the plains. Such great ear 
development is no doubt due to its habit of lying in cover 
out of sight, depending chiefly upon its scent and hearing 
to detect the approach of enemies. Directly in front of the 
eye is placed the small, rounded opening of the anteorbital 
gland, which is quite reduced in size. The male is armed 
