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south-western Africa, from Bechuanaland northwards to 

 Mossamedes, which constitutes the range of the species. 



The largest species ; shoulder-height ahout 48 inches. 

 Horns long and straight. General colour greyish tawny ; 

 head whitish with a black frontal patch, nasal patch, and 

 eye-stripe, the two latter of which unite to form a girdle 

 round muzzle, and also join a cheek-stripe, which, after 

 junction with its fellow, is continued downwards as a black 

 throat-stripe ; muzzle, chin, and lips wliite ; tips and adjacent 

 part of margins of ears black ; black hairs of throat-stripe 

 forming a fringe, frequently elongated into a tuft about 

 half-way down ; nape with a blackish mane, continued as a 

 black line along back to rump, which is black or suffused 

 with black above, the black extending on to the tail and 

 embracing the whole of its terminal tuft ; from black area of 

 chest a broad black flank-stripe is continued backwards to 

 lower part of thighs, where it expands into a patch embracing 

 outer sides of legs as far down as hocks, and thence extending 

 to inner side ; outer and inner sides of fore-legs black from 

 shoulders to knees, although there may be some white on 

 inner surface ; shanks white with a black spot on front 

 surface of anterior pair, and a similar spot or streak on that 

 of hind pair; under-parts white. Basal length of skull 

 about 14J inches. Fine horns measure from 43 to 47i 

 inches in length, with a basal girth of from 6^ to 8-^-, and a 

 tip-to-tip interval of from 17^ to 33^ inches. 



637, a. Single horn. S. Africa. 



Old collection, no history. 



39.12.26.2-3. Two heads, mounted. S.Africa. (Nos. 

 637, b and c of Cat. Osteal.) Purchased (Stevens), 1839. 



46. 6. 1. 2. Skull, with horns. S. Africa. (No. 637, h, 

 Cat. Osteol.) Purchased {Stevens), 1846. 



48.6.28.3. Skull, with horns. S.Africa. (No. 637, e. 

 Cat. Osteol.) Purchased (Stevens), 1846, 



55. 11. 26. 13. Skin, immature. From an animal born 

 in Paris. Purchased (Parzudahi), 1855. 



57. 7. 10. 26. Skin, immature. S. Africa ; collected by 

 Verreaux. Purchased (Baker), 1857. 



61. 12. 3. 2. Frontlet and horns. Algoa Bay. 



Presented hj C. Wemys, Esq., 1861. 



