. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). Ungulates. 60 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES. Pig. 17.—Skull and Hoens op Kivu Buffalo {Bos caffer mathewsi). From Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. 190i. M.—Bos caffep cottoni. Bos caffer cottoni, Lydehker, Field, vol. oix, p. 87, 1907, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1906, p. 996 (1907), Game Animals of Africa, p. 73, 1908, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 996, 1918, p. 286, The Ox and Its Kindred, p. 289, 1912. Syncerus caffer cottoni, Hollister, Proc. Biol, Soc. Washington, vol. xxiv, p. 192, 1911. Typical locality Semliki Forest; perhaps ranging to Fr
. Catalogue of the ungulate mammals in the British Museum (Natural History). Ungulates. 60 CATALOGUE OF UNGULATES. Pig. 17.—Skull and Hoens op Kivu Buffalo {Bos caffer mathewsi). From Thomas, Proc. Zool. Soc. 190i. M.—Bos caffep cottoni. Bos caffer cottoni, Lydehker, Field, vol. oix, p. 87, 1907, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1906, p. 996 (1907), Game Animals of Africa, p. 73, 1908, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1910, p. 996, 1918, p. 286, The Ox and Its Kindred, p. 289, 1912. Syncerus caffer cottoni, Hollister, Proc. Biol, Soc. Washington, vol. xxiv, p. 192, 1911. Typical locality Semliki Forest; perhaps ranging to French Congo. A relatively large race, with a distinct backward deflec- tion of the basal part of the horns in adult bulls. General colour of adult bulls deep red, darkening, at least in some individuals, into brown; mane and lower part of legs black or blackish. Cows apparently duller red, with a distinct black mane and dark shanks. 9. 9. 16. 1. Mounted head and body-skin, female, pro-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, Printed by order of the Trustees
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