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flanks and is well defined against the white of the under¬ 
parts and the inside of the hind legs. The hind quarters 
and rump are ochraceous-buff and marked by a black pygal 
stripe extending from the base of the tail one-third of the 
way to the hocks. The rump and the tail are marked by a 
black dorsal stripe which extends almost to the tufted tip 
of the latter, which is buff at the base and white terminally. 
The legs are ochraceous-buff like the lower sides. The hind 
legs are marked by two black oval patches on the cannon- 
bones, the black being continued down to another pair on the 
fetlocks. The pastern region above the hoof is whitish. The 
back of the hock is marked by a black spot. The fore limbs 
are like the hind in color, but lack the black patches, except 
the pair at the fetlocks. The head shows some decided 
contrast in color. The ears are conspicuous by their broad 
black tips and white inner side, and the eye region is re¬ 
lieved by a broad white stripe extending forward from the 
eye a short distance. The lips, chin, and throat are also 
white, the two latter areas being separated by a bar of 
ochraceous on the upper throat. The rest of the head is 
uniform cinnamon-rufous, with the exception of the crown, 
which is black between the horns in the male, while in the 
female the whole crown region is black. A majority of 
specimens show slight indication of a black face blaze and 
black diagonal stripe through the eye. These black mark¬ 
ings are most distinct on females and young. The latter 
often show in addition black leg stripes. 
An adult male shot by Colonel Roosevelt on the Loita 
Plains measured in the flesh: 59 inches in length of head 
and body along the curve of the back; tail, 14 inches; hind 
foot, 17^ inches; ear, 6*4 inches. This specimen represents 
the average size attained by the males. The females are 
somewhat smaller, judging from the flesh dimensions of a 
fully adult female from the same district, which measured: 
length of head and body, 54 inches; tail, 12 inches; hind 
foot, 16^ inches; ear, 6 inches. The skull of this spec¬ 
imen measured 9inches in length. Male skulls are con¬ 
siderably larger than this one and average 10^ inches 
in length. The longest-horned specimen in the series of 
twenty-seven males in the National Museum is a specimen 
measuring 29 inches in length on the curve. This specimen 
