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Show 1897.J ANTELOPES OP BHITISH BAST AFRICA. 453 12. CERVICAPRA BOHOR (Riipp.). 13. CERVICAPRA CHANLERT, Rothsch. I have also sent home some skins and skulls of tvo species (I say species as I believe them to be distinct and not merely varieties) of Reedbucks. The 'stony-grey' species is much less plentiful than the yellowish-fawn species, and does not extend down into the plains, but appears confined to the higher ground on the hillsides near this station, where there are no swamps. The Wander-obbo, who live almost entirely by hunting, recognize them as two distinct species, and have two names for them. I a m hoping to get a fully adult buck of the former, as the one I have sent is, judging from the soft base of the horns, not quite adult. 14. iEPYCEROS MELAMPUS (Licht.). The Impala does not, to m y knowledge, occur west of Mau Escarpment, but farther north it ranges west into Turkwel. The bucks about here, i. e. within a radius of 80 miles S.E. and N., carry far finer horns than anywhere else I know of. A short time ago I killed two bucks wdth horns 23 inches and 22 inches respectively (from base to tip in a straight line), and lost, through the stupidity of one of m y men, another which I believe would have beaten both of them. 15. GAZELLA GRANTI, Brooke. Grant's Gazelle ranges north into Turkwel and the Sak country, but is not found on the M a u plateau. At Njemps and Baringo, and in Turkwel this gazelle is considerably smaller than those found further south at Naivasha and the Athi plains. At Njemps I shot the largest buck out of a herd of 30, in which there were 3 or 4 other bucks. It was an old beast, in good condition, but only weighed 135 lbs. with horns 20 inches. To show you the differences in size, I append some measurements for comparison:- Total length Height at shoulder Depth of chest Circumference of chest... ,, haunch „ loins... „ throat. „ neck... Tail Horns Weight G. granti, o*. Njemps (21.9.96). ft. in. 5 3 2 11 1 1* 2 9 3 0 2 3 1 6 1 8 10i 20 135 lbs. G. granti 6 (two). Gil-Gil river, Lake Naivasha (2.1.96). ft. in. 5 8 3 l* 1 3 3 1 2 9 1 8 2 0i 11 158m lbs .. ft. in. 5 7 3 2f 1 4 3 3 2 10 1 8 2 1 10 27 167 lbs. 67. granti, J • Gil-Gil river, Lake Naivasha (4.4.96). ft. in. 5 7 3 0i 1 3 3 1 3 5 2 7% 1 6 1 10^ 10 24 166 lbs. |