652 CLASS XVII. 



the Cape colonists; — Antilope lunata Ham. Smith, Smith IllnUr. PI. 31 ; 

 ■ — Antilope pygargus Pall., Houttuyn Nat. Hist. i. 3, PI. 24, fig. 2, 

 ScHEEB. Sdiiffth. Tab. 273; the ivhite-faced Antelope; these three species 

 are from South Africa. 



Gazella Ham. Smith. Body narrower forwards, scarcely pro- 

 tracted. Horns lyrate, approximate at tlie base, annulate, almost 

 always common to both sexes. Eai*s acuminate, long. Back even. 

 Tail short or moderate. Lachrymal sinuses distinct. Two mammae. 



Sp. Antilope euchore FoEST., BuFP. Suppl. vi. PI. 21, Vosmaer Besclirijving 

 van eene nieuwe soort van liarteboh, Amsterd. 1784; the pro7ikholc of the 

 colonists at the Cape of Good Hope, the springer j — Antilope dorcas Pall., 

 Capra Dorcas L., Buff. sii. PI. 23; the gazelle; lives in large troops in 

 North Africa, and is the chief prey which is hunted by the lions in those 

 countries; — Antilope Dama Lichtenst., 1. 1. Tab. 3, 4; cream-coloured, 

 neck and fore part of the back ruddy ; a white spot on the throat. This 

 species lives in Nubia and Kordefan; closely resembling it is the Ant. 

 Dama of Pall., Buff. xiii. PI. 32, from Senegal, from which tha Ant. 

 Mhorr Bennett, Transact, of the Zool. Soc. 1. pp. i — 8, PI. i, from 

 Morocco, scarcely differs. 



(Add sub-genus Lepticeros Wagn. with horns substraight, long.) 



Antilope Ham. Smith. Horns annulate, with rings exsert, the tip 

 smooth, turned in a spiral, approximate at the base in males only. 

 (A sub-genus scarcely distinct from the preceding ; aberrant forms.) 



Sp. Antilope cervicapra Pall., Capra cervicapra L., Pall. Spic. Zool. i. 

 Tab. r. Buff. Suppl. vi. PI. 18, 19, Bennett Gardens and Menag. of the 

 Zool. Soc. I. p. 117, the Indian antelope; the male has elegant horns twice 

 bent, with the points standing far apart ; this species is found in countries 

 to the west of India up to the Indus; — Antilope melampus Lichtenst., 

 ScHREB. Sdugth. Tab. 274; a beautiful species from South Africa, of a 

 ruddy colour, distinguished by the absence of subsidiary hoofs. 



Note. — Aberrant forms with small ears. Tail short or very short. 

 Sp. Antilope gutturosa Pall., Spic. Zool. xii. Tab. 2. In the Caucasus. 



Sub-genus Pantholops HoDGS. Sp. Antilope Eodgsonii Abel, from the 

 mountains of Thibet, with woolly fleece, and slender legs ; lachrymal sinuses 

 none. Horns very long, with point acute, smooth. Tail very short. 



Sub-genus Colus Wagn. Sp. Antilope Saiga Pall., Capra tartarica L., 

 Pall., Spic. Zool. xii. Tab. i ; with head deformed, nose tumid, convex, 

 very large. Lives in Siberia and even in Russia as far as Poland. 



Tragelaphus Blainv., Wagn. Horns contorted, carinate, di- 

 rected backwards in males only. Lachrymal sinuses none. Ears 

 acuminate, long. Supplementary hoofs small. Tail moderate. 

 Mammse four. 



