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Show 1871.] DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE SKULL OF A ROEBUCK. 601 Fur soft, brown ; nose, forehead, inside of ears, chin, and underside of body, rump, and tail white. Hab. South Africa : Natal. One hind leg is white (but that may be a sport; indeed the whole white may be an accidental variation) *, but in the general colour of the fur it is quite distinct from any other known Bush-buck. It is said to be nearly adult, though so small. 9. Notes on the Skull of a Roebuck in the British M u s e u m. By Dr. J. E. GRAY, F.R.S. [Received June 5, 1871.] In the British Museum there is a skull (no. 688, 6) which has been considered that of a Roebuck with very much deformed horns. It was received from the Museum of this Society, without any history or habitat. At first sight the horns have some resemblance to Supposed horns of a Roebuck. those of Xenelaphus leucotis, and, like it, on the two sides are very different; but in Xenelaphus the peculiar projection is from the back of the base of the horns, and here it is an extreme development |
