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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1866-1871]. Abstract of Baker, The Albert Nyanza, great basin of the Nile, and explorations of the Nile sources. CUL-DAR83.74. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

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The Albert Nyanza by S. W. Baker 1866. Vol. 2. p. 327 Describes an antelope on the upper Nile

"The males were black, & carried fine horns, while the females were reddish-brown & without horns."

Baker, Samuel White. 1866. The Albert Nyanza, great basin of the Nile, and explorations of the Nile sources. 2 vols. London. Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 289, n: "On the Ant. niger, see 'Proc. Zool. Soc.' 1850, p. 133. With respect to an allied species, in which there is an equal sexual difference in colour, see Sir S. Baker, 'The Albert Nyanza,' 1866, vol. ii. p. 327." Abstract in CUL-DAR85.A56.

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