The book of antelopes, vol. 4 (of 4)Sclater, Philip Lutley
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The book of antelopes, vol. 4 (of 4)
Sclater, Philip Lutley
Antelopes
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
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
IN THE TEXT.
VOL. IV.
Fig. Page
88. Frontlet of the Blue-buck 11
89. Horns of Baker’s Roan Antelope 25
90. Head of Roan Antelope 29
91. Head of Sable Antelope 38
92. A Leucoryx attacked by a Lion 48
93. Young Leucoryx 49
94. Female Beisa 70
95. Horns of male Addax 83
96. Horns of female Addax 83
97. Head of a female Addax 85
98. Skull and horns of an adult male Nilgai 100
99. Frontlet of an adult male Nilgai 101
100. Skull and horns of Cumming’s Bushbuck 126
101. Frontlet of Cumming’s Bushbuck 127
102. Delamere’s Bushbuck 130
103. The Bongo Antelope 134
104. Head and horns of the Broad-horned Antelope 135
105. Head and horns of Angas’ Antelope 140
106. Angas’ Antelope, ♂ & ♀ 146
107. Horns of _Tragelaphus_ sp. inc. 147
108. Speke’s Sitatunga in a Papyrus-swamp 153
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