6l4 UXGULATA. 



lion and a Gems-bok were found lying on the plain, the horns of the 

 antelope being driven so firmly into the lion's body, that they could not 

 be extracted by the eflbrts of a single man. The lion had evidently 

 sprung upon the Gems-bok, which had received its foe upon the points 

 of its horns, and had sacrificed its own life in destroying that of its 

 terrible and redoubtable adversary. 



The Beisa, Orj'x bcisa, is the Oryx of the ancients. It is equal to the 

 Passan in size, but its color is lighter, and the white markings are some- 

 what differently arranged. It inhabits at present the coast of Abyssinia, 

 and southward to the country of the Somali. 



The Sabre Antelope, Or-yx Icucoryx, has long horns which arc con- 

 siderably bent, and sweep backward in a noble curve ; they are ringed at 

 the base thirty or forty times, and very sharp-pointed. This Antelope, 

 which the Arabs call the " Desert Cow," extends over the northern part 

 of Africa. It is not uncommon in Senaar and Kordofan, as well as in the 

 Soudan. 



In habits it resembles the Gems-bok, and can use its cimeter-like 

 horns with equal effect. 



GENUS ADDAX. 



Like the genus just described, the Addax is represented on the mon- 

 uments of Egypt. The horns which adorn the heads of kings or priests 

 m ancient Egypt are the horns of this antelope. 



The Addax, Addax nasomaculatiis, the only species of the genus, is 

 found in many parts of Northern Africa, and is formed by nature for a 

 residence among the vast plains of arid sand which are spread over tliat 

 portion of the globe. 



These animals are not found living together in herds, but in pairs, 

 :md their range of locality seems to be rather wide. As they are in- 

 tended for traversing large sandy regions, the feet are furnished with 

 broad, spreading hoofs, which enable them to obtain a firm foothold 

 upon the dry and 3'ielding sand. The horns of this animal are long, and 

 twisted after a manner that reminds the spectator of the Koodoo, an 

 antelope which has been described and figiux-d. Measured from the tip 

 to the head in a straight line, the horns are about two feet three inches 

 in length ; but if the measurement is made to follow the line of the spiral, 

 th^; '?«»«;Lh is obviously much greater. The distance between the tips is 



