KOODOO,—Strepsiceros Kudu. 
it has derived the name of Pied Antelope, or White-faced Antelope. The female is not 
so highly coloured as the male, and the throat and under parts of the body are white. 
This animal is found in the district that borders the colony at the Cape of Good Hope, 
and lives in little herds of six or eight in number. Herds of much larger dimensions are 
said to be found in the more northern district. The height of the Bonte-bok is nearly 
four feet at the shoulder, and its length is about six feet, being thus inferior to the common 
stag in size. The horns are black in colour, and are furnished with a series of ten or 
twelve half-rings in their frontal surfaces. Their length is about fourteen or fifteen 
inches. 
The BiEss-BoK (Damalis albifrons) has sometimes been confounded with the bonte-bok; 
there is, however, a marked distinction in the colour of the coat. The name, Bless-bok, 
or Blaze-buck, is given to this animal on account of the “blaze” of white upon the face, 
and is equally applicable to the bonte-bok., 
By far the most striking and imposing of all South African Antelopes, the Koopoo, 
now claims our attention. 
This truly magnificent creature is about four feet in height at the shoulder, and its body 
is rather heavily made, so that it is really a large animal. The curiously twisted horns 
are nearly three feet in length, and are furnished with a strong ridge or keel, which 
extends throughout their entire length. It is not so swift or enduring as the bless-bok, 
and can be run down without difficulty, provided that the hunter be mounted on a good 
