180 MAMMALIA. 
- OSTEOLOGY. 
Horns. North Africa. 
Horns. North Africa. 
Horns. North Africa. 
Horns. 
Pennant, in his Synopsis, i. 18, confounded this animal with | 
the Musimon; and Pallas (Zool. Ross. Asiat. 1. 230) on his au- 
thority gave India as the habitat of the latter, but the subgenus 
was not known to inhabit the Himalaya at that period. 
Tribe 2. GIRAFFINA, 
Horns covered with a hairy skin, with a tuft of hair at the tip. 
Camelopardina, Gray, Ann. Phil. 1825; Cat. Mamm. B. M. xxvi. 
Camelopardalis, Cuv. Tab. Elem. 1798. 
Giraffide, Gray, L. M. Rep. xv. 307, 1821; H. Smith, Griffith 
A. K. v.; J. Brookes, Cat. Mus. 63, 1828. 
Devexa, Illiger, Prod. 104,-1811]. 
Plenicornia 6, Latr. Fam. Nat. 1821. 
Camelopardalide, Selys Longchamps, 1842. 
Elaphiens, part., Pomet. l. c. 184. 
Ruminalia stereoceria, part., Rafin. Anal. Nat. 56, 1815. 
Ruminantia B. Pygnocerate, part., Bronn, Index Paleont. 1. 709. 
Cameli 8, Wagler, N. Syst. Amph. 4-31, 1830. 
Cervide (part.), Ogilby, P. Z. S. 1836, 134. 
Cervicornia §, Sundevall, Pecora, 52. 
Unguligrada, part., Sundevall, Pecora, 52. 
Ossicornia, Riippell, Verz. Senck. Samml. 183, 1845. 
Camelopardalina, Sundevall, Pecora, 52. . 
Camelopardineze, Lesson, N. Tab. R. A. 168, 1842. 
Les Girafes, F. Cuvier, D. Sci. Nat. lix. 513. | 
1. GIRAFFA. 
Lip not grooved, entirely covered with hair, much produced 
before the nostril. Tongue very extensile. Neck very long. Body 
short. Hinder legs short.- False hoof none. Tail elongate, with 
-a tuft of thick hair at the end. Africa. Living in families on 
the leaves of trees and shrubs. 
Giraffa, Brisson, R. A. i. 37, 1763; Storr, 1780; Scopoii; Ra- 
finesque, Anal. Nat. 56, 1815. 
Cervus, sp., Linn. S. N. ed. 12.92; Eraleb. S. A. 294, Vari. 
Camelopardalis, Ray, Syn. 90; Aldrov.; Cuvier, Tab. Elem. 
1798; Schreb. Saugth.; Lesson, N. Tab. R. A. 168; Desm. 
1804 ; Illiger, 1811; Ogilby, P. Z. S. 1836, 134; J. Brookes, 
Cat. Mus. 63; F. Cuvier, D. S. N. lix. 513; Fischer, Syn. 455. 
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