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Heuglin, T. von 1861. Forschungen uber die Fauna des Rothen Meeres und der Somali-Kuste: ein systematisches Verzeichniss der Saugethiere und Vogel, welche in diesen Regionen bisher beobachtet worden sind. Mitteilungen aus Justus Perthes' geographischer Anstalt 1861: 11-32.

Forschungen uber die Fauna des Rothen Meeres und der Somali-Kuste: ein systematisches Verzeichniss der Saugethiere und Vogel, welche in diesen Regionen bisher beobachtet worden sind

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

The greenish-brown colour of the rhinoceros in the Hahab countries and northward up to Sauakin, makes it probale that this too is R. africanus. Also in the Somali country.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1861

In Eastern Abyssinia, Sennaar and along the white river, there occur at least two species of rhinoceros, and in the Abyssinian mountains there is a thrid species, R. cucullatus.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1861

In Eastern Abyssinia, Sennaar and aong the white river, there occur at least two species of rhinoceros, and in the Abyssinian mountains there is a thrid species, R. cucullatus.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1861

In Eastern Abyssinia, Sennaar and aong the white river, there occur at least two species of rhinoceros, and in the Abyssinian mountains there is a thrid species, R. cucullatus.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1861

The common rhinoceros at the Bahr el Abiad is Rhinoceros simus, of which I received nice horns of 3 3/4 inch length. Here also lives the R. africanus.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1861

In Eastern Abyssinia, Sennaar and aong the white river, there occur at least two species of rhinoceros, and in the Abyssinian mountains there is a thrid species, R. cucullatus.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1861

R. africanus would be the species living in Kordofan.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Aurari's

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Asinth

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Wuil

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

A'naseh

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Om qarn

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Abyssinia. In the mountains of Abyssinia there is a third species (besides africanus and simus), the Rhinoceros cucullatus Wagn.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

According to Lef?bvre, there would be rhinoceros species with three, four or more horns in Abyssinia, and the horn would be moveable.

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

According to Lef?bvre, there would be rhinoceros species with three, four or more horns in Abyssinia, and the horn would be moveable.

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