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Head of Beisa. 
The BEISA (Oryx beisa). 
Bezda, Somali. Sala, Danakil. 
The beisa may be regarded as the north-eastern representative of 
the gemsbuck, from which it is distinguished at a glance not only by 
the absence of a fringe of hair on the throat, but also by the separation 
of the black nose-stripe from the eye-stripes. There is also no black on 
the haunches or thighs, and the horns are considerably shorter and less 
divergent. Height at shoulder reaching 4 feet or rather more. Weight 
about 450 lbs. 
Distribution.—North-East Africa, from Suakin through Abyssinia to 
Berbera in Somaliland, and south to the Tana River. The 
Galla beisa, on account of its darker colouring, is separated as 
O. 6. gallarum ; the Kilimanjaro race, O. 0. callotis, is characterised 
by its tufted ears; and intermediate between this and the typical 
race is O. 6. annectans of the Laikipia plateau. 
A.—TYPICAL RACE (0. beisa typica). 
Length on Circum- 
Paar cine.) FRrELCES Tip to Tip. Locality. Owner. 
2 39 54 8 Hargeisa, Somaliland . mie bares 
38 & 7 10 East Africa : : - Capt. F. EH. Span. 
