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GRACEFUL AFRICAN ANTELOPES 
the bush-buck is a brilliant chestnut, black above, marked with a narrow 
white streak along the spine. Two white spots on each cheek, several 
on the flanks and two on each fetlock. The inside of thighs and chin 
are white, the forehead a deep sienna and a naked black band encircles 
the neck as if worn off by a collar. A particularly odd thing to be 
noted about the bush-buck is that they are never found in herds. The 
male is either accompanied by only one doe or alone. They are very 
difficult to shoot and usually a snap shot is all that it is possible to 
secure. 
The Reit-Buck. —One of the smaller species of antelopes is 
the reit-buck. The male stands but two feet ten inches high at the 
shoulder. The small head carries horns ten or twelve inches long. 
Advancing from the plane of the face in a regular curve, diverging 
and with the points forward. The general color of the coat is ashy- 
gray, tinged with ochre beneath white. The hair of the throat is white 
and flowing. Like many of the preceding antelopes, the reit-buck is 
found in small families or alone, principally among reeds, as his name 
indicates. 
The Nagor.—Otherwise known as the rooe rhee-buck , the nagor 
belongs to the class of the smallest African antelopes. The adult 
male stands about two feet eight inches high at the shoulder, with six- 
inch horns. The legs, head and neck are tawny, the chin and lower 
parts white. The body is a saffron brown, having a cast of purple, 
with long loose hair whirling in various directions. The nagor is 
usually found in rocky country. The female nagor is like the male, 
but hornless. 
The Rhee-Btick. —Standing 2 feet 5 inches at the shoulder, 
the rhee-buck is grouped with the small antelopes which are sometimes 
called gazelles, though there is no accepted definition of this family. 
The body of the rhee-buck is slender, with a long neck and small head, 
carrying nine-inch horns and small pointed ears. These horns are 
peculiar, being straight, slender and vertical, with from ten to fifteen 
rings at the base. The hair is very soft and resembles wool, whitish 
gray in color, with a cast of buff. The doe or female is like the male, 
but smaller and hornless. They, too, are chiefly to be found in rocky 
country. 
