Chapter I: Front Matter

THE

BOOK OF ANTELOPES.

BY

PHILIP LUTLEY SCLATER, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.,
SECRETARY TO THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON,

AND

OLDFIELD THOMAS, F.Z.S., F.R.G.S.,
ASSISTANT IN THE ZOOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM.

IN FOUR VOLUMES (1894–1900).

VOL. IV.

LONDON:
R. H. PORTER, 7 PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE, W.
1899–1900.

PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS,
RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.

CONTENTS.

VOL. IV.

Page

Subfamily VI. HIPPOTRAGINÆ 1

Genus I. Hippotragus 3

110. The Blue-buck.
_Hippotragus leucophœus_ (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. roualeyni_ (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