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Show 36 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON TRAGELAPHUS GRATUS. [Feb. 6, and measures 42 inches in length from the chest to the rump. The tail is 11| inches in length; the ears b\ inches. The markings, although not so distinct, agree nearly with those of the specimens living in Paris ; but the example is apparently not quite so old, and the general colour is more rufous. The length of the horns, from the base to the tip in a straight line, is about 19 inches. Head of Tragelaphus gratus, from the mounted specimen in the British Museum. With the additional evidence now obtained, I think there can be no question of Tragelaphus gratus being an excellent species, distinguished from all other Antelopes of the same group, except Trag. spekii, by its elongated toes, and, along with the latter species, |
