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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

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