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AFRICAN GAME ANIMALS 
Nyika Kirk Dikdik 
Rhynchotragus kirki nyikce 
Native Names: Duruma, kivi; Taita, sha. 
Rhynchotragus kirki nyikce Heller, 1913, Smith. Misc. Coll., vol. 61, No. 7, 
P- 3- 
Range. —From the eastern and northern slopes of 
Mount Kilimanjaro northward in the desert nyikae to the 
Tana River; westward on the slopes of the inland plateau 
to an elevation of two thousand five hundred feet. 
The type of this race came from Ndi near the railway 
station of Voi. In characters it resembles kirki most closely, 
but the size is decidedly greater, equalling that of hindei 
from which it differs by lighter coloration. The coloration 
of the dorsal region is ochraceous-tawny, changing gradually 
on the sides to buff. The whole dorsal region is vermicu- 
lated by dusky annulations to the hair. The under-parts 
are sharply defined against this vermiculated area by a wide 
band of light ochraceous-buff succeeded by the pure white 
of the median ventral area. The legs are uniform ochra¬ 
ceous-tawny. The tail is buffy-gray vermiculated by dusky, 
and the posterior border of the thighs is clothed by long white 
hair in sharp contrast to the buffy-gray rump and sides. 
The head has the coronal crest ochraceous-tawny vermicu¬ 
lated only in the central part by dusky, and the snout is 
lighter, being cinnamon-buff. The orbital area is white with 
a blackish diagonal streak extending through the eye to the 
anteorbital gland. The sides of the head are buffy faintly 
vermiculated with dusky. The back of the ears is buffy, 
and the inner side, the chin, and the lips are white. The 
forethroat is pure ochraceous-buff, but the middle throat is 
vermiculated heavily with dusky like nape. 
The body size equals that of hindei . The largest horns 
in a series of three males are: length, straight, 3 inches; 
spread at tips, 2inches. 
Specimens have been examined from the Voi district, 
Maji ya Chumvi, and from Taveta on the southeastern 
slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. 
