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genera of Bamalis : he places the smaller kinds as a subgenus (Trag- 

 elaphus) of Antelopes. 



Prof. Sundevall placed the genera I have here brought together in 

 two different families ; the genus Portax with the Bovina, and the 

 others in the Sylvicaprina, or True Antelopes. 



The African genera have large heavy horns, only the rudiments 

 of a tear-bag, and their limbs are nearly equal ; they have no sup- 

 plementary lobes to the grinders, and the eentral cutting-teeth are 

 enlarged above. 



a. The nose hairy, cervine, with only a small moist naked space be- 

 tween the edges of the nostrils, and a narrow streak on the 

 upper Up ; the body is large, heavy ; the neck is maned. 



I. Strepsiceros, H. Smith; Calliope, Ogilby; Tragelaphus, sp. 



Blainv. 

 Horns large, heavy, spirally twisted, keeled in front ; tear-bag a 

 naked space ; throat with a central, linear mane : female hornless. 



1. Strepsiceros Kudu. The Eechlongole or Koodoo. 

 The horns diverge from the line of the forehead, and have two 



twists ; the calf is marked like the adult. 



Antilope Strepsiceros, Pallas. — Bamalis (Strepsiceros) Strepsice- 

 ros, H. Smith, G. A. K. — A. Tendal, Riippell, Abyss. 22 ; Fischer, 

 Syn. 475. — Strepsiceros Kudu, Gray, Cat. B. M.; Knowsley Menag. 

 26. t. 24. f. 2, young.— S. Capensis, Harris, W. A, A. t. 20.— S. ex- 

 celsus, Sundev. — Striped Antelope, Penn. — Comdoma, Buffon, H. N. 

 xii. t. 39; Supp. vi. t. 13. 



Inhabits S. Africa. Mus. Brit. 



Far. Smaller. 



Inhab. Abyssinia. Mus. E. India Company, adult. Mus. Frank- 

 fort, adult and young. 



2. Oreas, Desm.; Boselaphus, sp. Blainv., Gray; Bamalis 



{Boselaphus), sp. H. Smith; Bamalis, Sundev. 



Horns large, erect, slightly curved, with a spiral keel ; throat with 

 a longitudinal, crested dewlap ; hoofs narrowed in front. Female 

 with smaller, thinner horns. 



I formerly adopted the name of Boselaphus, which Blainville had 

 used for the genus, but Ray had previously applied this name to the 

 Bubale, and Desmarest has formed a subgenus specially for it under 

 the name of Oreas. 



1. Oreas Canna. The Impoofo or Eland, 



Pale brown ; throat and beneath whitish. 



Antilope Oreas, Pallas. — Bamalis (Boselaphus) Oreas, H. Smith, 

 G. A. K. t. 2dO.—A. Oryx, Pallas, Misc. 9.— D. Boselaphus Canna, 

 H. Smith, G. A. K. 1. 181 . f. 5, horn <$ . — Oreas Canna, Gray, Knows. 

 Menag. 27. t. 26, 27.—Coudou, Buifon, H. N. xii. t. 46 b.— Canna, 

 Buifon, Supp. iii. t. 12. —Eland, Kolbe, Sparmann, K. Vet. Handl. 

 1 779, t. 8 ; Harris, W. A. A. t. 6 ; Daniel, Afr. Seen. t. . 



Inhabits S. Africa ; Cape of Good Hope (Sparmann). Brit. Mus. 



This Antelope has much the character of the Oxen, and Dr. Bur- 

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