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VOL. II.

Subfamily III. NEOTRAGINÆ 1

Genus I. Oreotragus 3

40. The Klipspringer. Oreotragus saltator (Bodd.). [Plate XXV.] 5

Genus II. Ourebia 13

41. The Cape Oribi. Ourebia scoparia (Schreb.) 15

42. Peters’s Oribi. O. hastata (Pet.) 21

43. The Gambian Oribi. O. nigricaudata (Brooke). [Plate XXVI.] 23

44. The Abyssinian Oribi. O. montana (Cretzschm.) 25

45. Haggard’s Oribi. O. haggardi (Thos.) 29

Genus III. Raphicerus 33

46. The Grysbok. Raphicerus melanotis (Thunb.). [Plate XXVII. fig. 2.] 35

47. The Steinbok. R. campestris (Thunb.). [Plate XXVII. fig. 1.] 41

48. Neumann’s Steinbok. R. neumanni (Matsch.) 47

Genus IV. Nesotragus 49

49. The Zanzibar Antelope. Nesotragus moschatus, von Düb. [Plate XXVIII.] 51

50. Livingstone’s Antelope. N. livingstonianus, Kirk 55

Genus V. Neotragus 50

51. The Royal Antelope. Neotragus pygmæus (Linn.). [Plate XXIX.] 61

Genus VI. Madoqua 67

52. Salt’s Dik-dik. Madoqua saltiana (Blainv.). [Plate XXX.] 69

53. Swayne’s Dik-dik. M. swaynei, Thos. 73

54. Phillips’s Dik-dik. M. phillipsi, Thos. [Plate XXXI. fig. 2.] 75

55. The Damaran Dik-dik. M. damarensis (Günth.) 79

56. Kirk’s Dik-dik. M. kirki (Günth.) 83

57. Günther’s Dik-dik. M. guentheri, Thos. [Plate XXXI. fig. 1.] 89

Subfamily IV. CERVICAPRINÆ 93

Genus I. Cobus 95

58. The Common Waterbuck. Cobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby). [Plate XXXII.] 97

59. The Sing-sing. C. unctuosus (Laurill.). [Plate XXXIII.] 105

60. Crawshay’s Waterbuck. C. crawshayi, Scl. [Plate XXXIV.] 109

61. Penrice’s Waterbuck. C. penricei, Rothsch. [Plate XXXV.] 113

62. The Defassa Waterbuck. C. defassa (Rüpp.). [Plate XXXVI.] 115

63. Mrs. Gray’s Waterbuck. C. maria, Gray. [Plate XXXVII.] 121

64. The White-eared Kob. C. leucotis (Licht. et Pet.). [Plate XXXVIII.] 127

65. Thomas’s Kob. C. thomasi, Neumann. [Plate XXXIX.] 131

66. Buffon’s Kob. C. kob (Erxl.). [Plate XL.] 137

67. The Poku. C. vardoni (Livingst.). [Plate XLI.] 141

68. The Senga Kob. C. senganus, sp. n. 145

69. The Lechee. C. lechee (Gray). [Plate XLII.] 149

Genus II. Cervicapra 155

70. The Reedbuck. Cervicapra arundinum (Bodd.). [Plate XLIII.] 157

71. The Bohor. C. bohor (Rüpp.) 165

72. The Nagor. C. redunca (Pall.). [Plate XLIV.] 171

73. The Roi Rhébok. C. fulvorufula (Afzel.). [Plate XLV.] 175

74. Chanler’s Reedbuck. C. chanleri, Rothsch. 183

Genus III. Pelea 187

75. The Vaal Rhébok. Pelea capreolus (Bechst.). [Plate XLVI.] 189

VOL. III.

Subfamily V. ANTILOPINÆ 1

Genus I. Antilope 3

76. The Black-buck. Antilope cervicapra (Linn.). [Plate XLVII.] 5

Genus II. Æpyceros 15

77. The Pallah. Æpyceros melampus (Licht.). [Plate XLVIII.] 17

78. The Angolan Pallah. Æ. petersi, Bocage 25

Genus III. Saiga 29

79. The Saiga. Saiga tatarica (Linn.). [Plate XLIX.] 31

Genus IV. Pantholops 43

80. The Chiru. Pantholops hodgsoni (Abel). [Plate L.] 45

Genus V. Antidorcas 53

81. The Springbuck. Antidorcas euckore (Zimm.). [Plate LI.] 55

Genus VI. Gazella 65

82. The Tibetan Gazelle. Gazella picticaudata (Hodgs.). [Plate LII.] 71

83. Przewalski’s Gazelle. G. przewalskii, Büchn. [Plate LIII.] 79

84. The Mongolian Gazelle. G. gutturosa (Pall.). [Plate LIV.] 83

85. The Persian Gazelle. G. subgutturosa (Güld.). [Plate LV.] 89

86. The Marica Gazelle. G. marica, Thos. [Plate LVI.] 95

87. The Dorcas Gazelle. G. dorcas (Linn.). [Plate LVII.] 99

88. The Edmi Gazelle. G. cuvieri (Ogilby). [Plate LVIII.] 109

89. The Arabian Gazelle. G. arabica (Licht.). [Plate LIX.] 115

90. The Indian Gazelle. G. bennetti (Sykes). [Plate LX.] 119

91. Spekes Gazelle. G. spekei, Blyth. [Plate LXI.] 125

92. Pelzeln’s Gazelle. G. pelzelni, Kohl. [Plate LXII.] 133

93. Loder’s Gazelle. G. leptoceros (F. Cuv.). [Plate LXIII.] 137

94. The Isabella Gazelle. G. Isabella, Gray. [Plate LXIV.] 151

95. The Muscat Gazelle. G. muscatensis, Brooke. [Plate LXV.] 155

96. Heuglin’s Gazelle. G. tilonura (Heugl.). [Plate LXVI.] 159

97. The Red-fronted Gazelle. G. rufifrons, Gray. [Plate LXVII.] 163

98. The Rufous Gazelle. G. rufina, Thos. 167

99. Thomson’s Gazelle. G. thomsoni, Günth. [Plate LXVIII.] 171

100. Grant’s Gazelle. G. granti, Brooke. [Plate LXIX.] 179

101. Peters’s Gazelle. G. petersi, Günth. 187

102. The Banded Gazelle. G. notata, Thos. 191

103. Soemmerring’s Gazelle. G. soemmerringi (Cretzschm.). [Plate LXX.] 195

104. The Red-necked Gazelle. G. ruficollis (Ham. Smith). [Plate LXXI.] 205

105. The Dama Gazelle. G. dama (Pall.) 209

106. The Mhorr Gazelle. G. mhorr (Benn.). [Plate LXXII.] 213

Genus VII. Ammodorcas 217

107. The Dibatag. Ammodorcas clarkei (Thos.). [Plate LXXIII.] 219

Genus VIII. Lithocranius 227

108. The Gerenuk. Lithocranius walleri (Brooke). [Plate LXXIV.] 229

Genus IX. Dorcotragus 239

109. The Beira. Dorcotragus megalotis (Menges). [Plate LXXV.] 241

VOL. IV.

Subfamily VI. HIPPOTRAGINÆ 1

Genus I. Hippotragus 3

110. The Blue-buck. Hippotragus leucophæus (Pall.). [Plate LXXVI.] 5

111. The Roan Antelope. H. equinus (Desm.). [Plates LXXVII. & LXXVIII.] 13

112. The Sable Antelope. H. niger (Harr.). [Plates LXXIX. & LXXX.] 31

Genus II. Oryx 41

113. The Leucoryx. Oryx leucoryx (Licht.). [Plate LXXXI.] 43

114. The Beatrix Antelope. O. beatrix, Gray. [Plate LXXXII.] 51

115. The Gemsbok. O. gazella (Linn.). [Plate LXXXIII.] 57

116. The Beisa. O. beisa (Rüpp.). [Plate LXXXIV.] 65

117. The Tufted Beisa. O. callotis, Thomas. [Plate LXXXV.] 73

Genus III. Addax 77

118. The Addax. Addax naso-maculatus (Blainv.). [Plate LXXXVI.] 79

Subfamily VII. TRAGELAPHINÆ 89

Genus I. Boselaphus 91

119. The Nilgai. Boselaphus tragocamelus (Pallas). [Plate LXXXVII.] 93

Genus II. Tragelaphus 103

120. The Decula Antelope. Tragelaphus decula (Rüpp.). [Plate LXXXVIII.] 105

121. The Harnessed Antelope. T. scriptus (Pallas). [Plate LXXXIX.] 109

122. The Cape Bushbuck. T. sylvaticus (Sparrm.). [Plate XC. fig. 2.] 117

123. Cumming’s Bushbuck. T. roualeynei (Cumming). [Plate XC. fig. 1.] 123

124. Delamere’s Bushbuck. T. delamerei, Pocock 129

125. The Broad-horned Antelope. T. eurycerus (Ogilby). [Plate XCI.] 131

126. Angas’ Antelope. T. angasi, Angas. [Plate XCII.] 137

Genus III. Limnotragus 149

127. Speke’s Sitatunga. Limnotragus spekii (Sclater). [Plate XCIII.] 151

128. Selous’s Sitatunga. L. selousi (Rothsch.). [Plate XCIV.] 157

129. The Congan Sitatunga. L. gratus (Sclater). [Plate XCV.] 165

Genus IV. Strepsiceros 171

130. The Greater Kudu. Strepsiceros capensis (A. Smith). [Plate XCVI.] 173

131. The Lesser Kudu. S. imberbis, Blyth. [Plate XCVII.] 185

Genus V. Taurotragus 193

132. The Eland. Taurotragus oryx (Pall.). [Plates XCVIII. & XCIX.] 195

133. The Derbian Eland. T. derbianus (Gray). [Plate C.] 215

APPENDIX.

List of the Species and Subspecies of Antelopes described as New during the progress of this Work 223

Index 229

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