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Show 1897.] ANTELOPES OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA. 455 21. TRAGELAPHUS sp. inc. Horns of Tragelaphus sp. inc. There is a species of large Tragelaphus found in the forest here. I have a pair of horns brought in by the Wanderobbo. They are respectively 20| in. and 21| in. long and 6% in. and 6| in. in circumference at the base. The man who brought them in has lived all his life in the forest, and he assures m e that they are the horns of a female which he killed about 5 months ago. He says that the beast had long hair wdth black stripes, that it was one of five, that the males have much longer horns, and that they only live in thick forest and dense bush. He says that the animal is red in colour, and as big as a Hartebeest. Needless to say I shall do m y utmost to procure a specimen ; and since I have promised the very large reward of a cow, I may succeed. Though these Wanderobbo are very accurate in their information, I cannot quite believe these horns belong to a female. I will, however, send them to you for examination and perhaps identification. [I exhibit the two horns in question, which have lately reached me (see figure). They appear to m e to indicate the existence in the M a u District of a Tragelaphus, possibly the same as T. angasi (which we know is found in Nyasaland), but probably distinct.- P. L. S.] |