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of settlements. He secured specimens at Bavia, Bendo, Robertport, and on the 
Junk and the Du rivers. Of secretive habits and well protected by the some- 
what impenetrable nature of its favorite haunts, as well as by its remarkably 
contrasted and broken pattern, this antelope is seldom seen, though it may be 
fairly common. We secured a native-dressed hide and saw others in use at vari- 
ous places (No. 451). At Kakatown, a very small young one was brought to us 
alive, on August 24. The pattern was similar to that of the adult but the white 
markings of the body were much more distinct forming a regular gridiron pattern. 
Specimens are not available for a closer comparison of Liberian with typical speci- 
mens from Senegal. 
Boocercus euryceros euryceros (Ogilby). Bongo; ‘Elk’ 
Antilope euryceros Ogilby, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1836, p. 120: West Africa. 
A large reddish-brown antelope with spirally-twisted horns which may be some two feet in 
length, and are possessed by both sexes; color reddish brown conspicuously marked with a number 
(14-15) of transverse white stripes; a white chevron on the nose and other white marks on face and 
limbs. Sierra Leone to Gaboon. 
This is the largest and at the same time the most elusive of the Liberian 
antelopes, an inhabitant of dense forest, shy and wary, seldom seen but occasion- 
ally taken by the natives, who use the handsome spiral horns for bugles by cutting 
a hole in the small end. Buttikofer secured an adult male at Hill Town, a skin 
without the feet from the Junk River, and a third from the Marfa River. These 
presented a certain amount of variation in the number of white cross-stripes, the 
last with eleven on each side of the body, the first with fifteen on the right and 
thirteen on the left side, and the Marfa River specimen with fourteen on the 
right and thirteen on the left side. From inquiry among the natives it appears 
that they sometimes trap the Bongo with nooses and heavy drags but owing to 
its keenness of scent, sight, and hearing it is almost impossible to approach them 
unless they are feeding. They live in slightly open ‘‘bush” or dense tangles 
of shrubs and vines, among which they lie concealed during the warmer hours of 
the day. When surprised they will stand for a moment staring at the cause of 
disturbance before dashing away. Our hunter, Taylor, averred that they will 
sometimes lie very close to a trail absolutely concealed, and when asleep will 
generally rest their head upon a vine which, the moment it is touched, acts as 
an alarm and the animal is off in a twinkling. It is said that in May and June 
they may be found in little groups of four, five, or six. It is extremely difficult, 
however, to find out much of a definite nature. Johnston says that he has seen 
a, pair of horns that were taken within twenty-two miles of Monrovia, possibly 
from near the localities where Biittikofer secured specimens on the Junk. 
Syncerus nanus (Boddaert). West African Dwarf Buffalo; ‘“Bush Cow” 
Bos nanus Boddaert, Elenchus Anim., vol. 1, p. 152, 1785: Africa. 
Asmall buffalo, with short horns, which starting from a broad base nearly covering the forehead, 
sweep straight backward, tapering to a point. Color dull reddish to black (? in old bulls). 
The small buffalo of West Africa with short, nearly straight horns is found 
sparingly in Liberia, frequenting dense ‘‘bush,”’ often near the native villages, 
