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Show 1880.J ON TWO NEW SPECIES OF NEOTRAGUS. 17 5. Description of two new Species of Dwarf Antelope (Neotragus). By Dr. A. GUNTHER, F.Z.S. [Received November 21, 1879.] ^ A Dwarf Antelope obtained by Dr. Kirk near Brava, in the South Somali country, proves to be allied to, and the southern representative of, Neotragus saltianus from Abyssinia. Dr. Kirk has sent the skin of a female not quite adult and the head of an adult male; perfect skulls have been extracted from both. I propose for the new species the name of Neotragus kirkii. With regard to size there seems to be no great difference between the two species ; but N. kirkii is somewhat smaller, and its coloration is very distinct. In the first place I have to draw attention to the peculiar form of Fig. 1. Head of Neotragus kirkii. the muzzle, which is much elongated, protruding beyond the mouth, swollen along its upper profile, and very distensible, resembling in some measure that of the Saiga Antelope. This peculiarity it has most probably in common with the Abyssinian species, though, as far as we can judge from dried skins, it is less developed in this latter; nor do I find it mentioned by any previous writer. I am ignorant of the function in the animal's economy to which it P R O C . Z O O L . S o c - 1 8 8 0 , No. II. 2 |