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The book of antelopes, vol. 1 (of 4)

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Philip Lutley Sclater
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The work is a scientific monograph offering systematic accounts of antelope species, combining detailed descriptions of external appearance, skulls and horns, synonymies, geographic distribution, and taxonomic discussion. Illustrated plates and technical figures accompany comparative morphology and keys for distinguishing genera and species, while authors address nomenclatural decisions and classification principles. Historical and methodological prefaces outline the work's origin, sources of specimens, and collaborations among naturalists and museums. The volume balances descriptive natural-history notes, measurements, and museum-based comparisons to present a comprehensive reference for the identification and study of antelopes.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

IN THE TEXT.

VOL. I.
Page
 1a, 1b. Horns of Bubalis major 12
 1c, 1d. Horns and skull of Bubalis major 13
 2. Head of Bubalis tora 18
 3. Skull of Bubalis swaynei 24
 4a. Horns of Bubalis cokei, front view 28
 4b. Horns of Bubalis cokei, side view 29
 4c. Horns of Bubalis cokei, front view 30
 5. Front view of head of Jackson’s Hartebeest 43
 6a. Skull of Bubalis lichtensteini, ♂ 49
 6b. Skull of Bubalis lichtensteini, ♀ 50
 7a. Head of Damaliscus hunteri 54
 7b. Skull and horns of Damaliscus hunteri, ♂ ad. 55
 7c. Skull and horns of Damaliscus hunteri, ♀ ad. 55
 8. Skull of Damaliscus tiang, ♀ 64
 9. Skull of Damaliscus jimela, from Lamu 69
 9a. Head of Damaliscus jimela, from Malindi 69
 10. Damaliscus pygargus 77
 11. Damaliscus albifrons 82
 12. Head of supposed hybrid between Damaliscus lunatus and Bubalis caama 90
 13. Adult Brindled Gnu 98
 14. Skull of Connochætes albojubatus, ♂ 106
 15. Young White-tailed Gnu (five months old) 115
 15a. Young White-tailed Gnu (eight months old) 116
 15b. Horns of young Gnu (11 weeks old) 118
 15c. Horns of young Gnu (19 months old) 118
 16. Skull of Cephalophus sylvicultrix, ad. 128
 16a. Skull of Cephalophus sylvicultrix, jr. 129
 17. Head of Harvey’s Duiker 146
 18. Skull of Cephalophus nigrifrons 150
 19. Skull of Cephalophus rufilatus, jr. 169
 20. Skull of Cephalophus maxwelli 182
 21. Skull of Cephalophus coronatus 196
 22. Skull of Cephalophus grimmi 207
VOL. II.
 23. Ourebia scoparia, ♂ 17
 24. Skull of Ourebia haggardi, ♂ 30
 25. Skull of Nesotragus livingstonianus, ♂ 57
 26. Skull of Nesotragus pygmæus, ♂ 64
 27. Skull of Madoqua phillipsi 77
 28. Fore part of skull of Madoqua damarensis, side view 80
 28a. Upper view of snout of M. damarensis
 28b. Lower view of snout of M. damarensis
 28c. Lower view of snout of M. saltiana
 28d. Posterior mandibulary molar of M. saltiana
 28e. Posterior mandibulary molar of M. damarensis
 29. Head of Madoqua kirki 84
 29a. Skull of Madoqua kirki (side view) 85
 29b. Skull of Madoqua kirki (upper view) 85
 30. Skull of Madoqua guentheri (side view) 90
 30a. Skull of Maduqua guentheri (from above) 90
 31. Skull and horns of Cobus crawshayi 110
 32. Head and foot of “Nsumma Antelope” 117
 33. Head of Cobus maria, ♂ 123
 34. Head of Cobus thomasi, ♂ 135
 35. Horns of Cobus vardoni.—a. Side view; b. Front view 143
 36. Head of Cobus lechee 151
 37. Horns of Cervicapra arundinum from Nyasaland 163
 38. Skull of Cervicapra fulvorufula 168
 39. Skull of Cervicapra bohor 169
 40. Head of Cervicapra redunca 174
 41. Horns of Cervicapra fulvorufula, not adult 181
 42. Horns of Cervicapra fulvorufula, aged 181
 43. Head of Cervicapra chanleri 184
 44. Head of Vaal Rhébok, ♂ 193
VOL. III.
 45. Horns of Black-buck, ♂ 13
 46. Abnormal horns of female Indian Antelope 14
 47. Head of Pallah, ♂, front view 23
 48. Front view of head of Angolan Pallah 26
 49. Group of Saigas 35
 50. Frontlet and horns of Saiga (fossil), ♂ 39
 51. Head of male Saiga in its winter dress 40
 52. Horns of Chiru 48
 53. Horns of Springbuck, ♂ & ♀ 61
 54. Skull and horns of the Tibetan Gazelle 73
 55. Goa Antelopes on the Donkia Pass 74
 56. Skull and horns of Mongolian Gazelle 87
 57. Head of Dorcas Gazelle, ♂ 108
 58. Head of Edmi Gazelle, ♂ 113
 59. Front view of head of Edmi Gazelle, ♀ 114
 60. Head of Arabian Gazelle 117
 61. Head of Gazella fuscifrons, ♀ 123
 62. Head of adult male Speke’s Gazelle 128
 63. Head of adult female Speke’s Gazelle 129
 64. Head of young male Speke’s Gazelle 131
 65. Head of Pelzeln’s Gazelle, ♂ 135
 65 a. Skull of Pelzeln’s Gazelle, ♀ 135
 66. Diagram of horns of Rhime (a) and Admi (b) 143
 67. Front view of head of a female Loder’s Gazelle 147
 68. Skull of Gazella leptoceros loderi, ♂ 148
 69, 69 a. Heads of Isabella Gazelle, ♂ & ♀ 154
 70, 70 a. Heads of Muscat Gazelle, ♂ & ♀ 156
 71, 72. Heads of Heuglin’s Gazelle, ♂ & ♀ 160
 73. Skull of Rufous Gazelle 168
 74. Horns of Thomson’s Gazelle, ♂ 172
 75. Front view of head of Thomson’s Gazelle, ♀ 174
 76. Grant’s Gazelle, Ugogo 181
 77, 78. Heads of Grant’s Gazelle, ♂ & ♀ 182
 79. Skull and horns of Peters’s Gazelle, ♂ 188
 80. Skin of the Banded Gazelle 192
 81. Skull and horns of Gazella soemmerringi typica (male) 197
 82 a, 82 b. Skull and horns of Gazella soemmerringi berberana, ♂ & ♀ 198
 83. Head of the Dibatag 222
 84. Map of Somaliland (showing the localities of the Dibatag) 225
 85. Skull of the Gerenuk 231
 86. Sketch of Gerenuk, ♂ & ♀, in characteristic attitudes 232
 87. Front view of the head of the Beira 245
VOL. IV.
 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
109. Horns and feet of Speke’s Sitatunga 154
110. Speke’s Sitatunga, ♂ & ♀ 156
111. Outer view of right foot of Selous’s Sitatunga, ⅓ nat. size 158
112. Horns of Congan Sitatunga 167
113. Head of Congan Sitatunga, from the specimen in the British Museum 169
114. Male and female Kudu 183
115. Horns of Lesser and Greater Kudus 188
116. Skull and horns of Livingstone’s Eland, ♂ 205
117. Horns of Taurotragus oryx gigas 208
118. Abnormal horns of female Eland 209
119. Herd of Derbian Elands 218
120. Horns of Derbian Eland 219
121. Front view of the horns of the Derbian Eland 221