The book of antelopes, vol. 4 (of 4)Sclater, Philip Lutley
Science
The book of antelopes, vol. 4 (of 4)
Sclater, Philip Lutley
Antelopes
_a3._ Colour yellowish brown; an upper longitudinal white
stripe. 120. _T. decula._
_b3._ Colour darker and richer in adult; no upper white stripe.
_a4._ White stripes visible in immature and sometimes
retained by adult 123. _T. roualeyni._
_b4._ White stripes usually absent in young and always in
adult. 122. _T. sylvaticus._
_b1._ Fore leg from base to fetlock on inner side a
uniform yellowish brown; hind leg similarly coloured,
except for a white patch on front of hock; no stripes
or spots on body 124. _T. delamerei._
_b._ Height at withers of adult male over 40 inches; horns
24 inches or more in length, with amber-yellow tips; no white
patch at upper end of throat in either sex.
_a1._ Tail thickly hairy at sides and end; inner sides of
legs below knees and hocks fawn-coloured: adult male
slate-grey, with mane of long hairs extending along
throat, nape, and sides above belly; females and young
chestnut, with white stripes 126. _T. angasi._
_b1._ Tail with tuft of hairs only at tip; inner sides of
legs below knees and hocks white in front; adult male
without mane and, like the female, chestnut with
white stripes 125. _T. eurycerus._
[Illustration:
THE BOOK OF ANTELOPES, PL. LXXXVIII.
_Wolf del. Smit lith._
_Hanhart imp._
The Decula Antelope.
TRAGELAPHUS DECULA.
_Published by R. H. Porter._
]
120. THE DECULA ANTELOPE.
TRAGELAPHUS DECULA (Rüpp.).
[PLATE LXXXVIII.]
_Antilope decula_, =Rüpp.= Neue Wirb. Abyss. p. 11, pl. iv., ♂ ♀
(1838–1840); =Schinz=, Syn. Mamm. ii. p. 427 (1845); =Huet=, Bull.
Soc. Acclim. (4) iv. p. 78 (1887).
_Calliope decula_, =Rüpp.= Verz. Senck. Mus. iii. pt. 2, p. 182 (1839).
_Antilope_ (_Tragelaphus_) _decula_, =Gerv.= Dict. Sci. Nat. Suppl. i.
p. 266 (1840); =Less.= N. Tabl. R. A., Mamm. p. 181 (1842);
=Reichenb.= Säug. iii. p. 78 (1845); =Gieb.= Säug. p. 311 (1853).
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account