186 African Zoology. 



Aigocerus grandicornis. (Long-horned Antelope.) Horns 

 three feet and a half long, fifteen inches in circumference at 

 base, curved like a scimitar, compressed, rounded behind, 

 carinated, rough, with oblique wrinkles on the inner surface, 

 furrows on the external. 



Inhabits Central Africa? Bornou? 



Antilope Grandicornis, Herman. Empalanga? Empa- 



bnnga? Empalunga? Purchas. De Bry, Beg. Congo, p. 22. 

 Korooko of the Bornouese ? El Bucher el Achmer of the Arabs'? 

 Denham and Clapperton's Travels. 



Aigocerus harhata. (The Takhaitze.) In size equal to the 

 Equina, with a broad dark nose ; white streak before the ej'e ; 

 horns scimitar-shaped, more erect and with fewer annuli ; a 

 considerable beard on the chin, and long flowing dark-coloured 

 mane on the neck ; colours blue-grey or rufous ; no tuft to the 

 tail. 



Inhabits the parting ridge of the waters on the south-east 

 coast of Africa. 



Takhaitze of Soraerville and Daniell. 



Obs. It has been surmised that, The Takhaitze was no other than tbc 

 Roan Actelope, and this probability was increased by Mr. Burchell 

 searching in vain for it, where it was said to exist, and finding in its 

 stead the Equina already described. 



Aigocerus ellipsiprymnus, Ogilby. Hair coarse or bristly, on 

 the upper parts moderately long, on the sides and lower parts 

 rather longer, that of tbc upper parts of the neck and anterior 

 part of the back reversed and directed forwards. Face dark 

 brown, sides of head variegated dull white and brown; lips and 

 chin Avhitisb, eyebrows and space in front of inner canthi pure 

 white ; horns somewhat scimitar-shaped, curved forward and 

 outward, tlie first third slightly comjjressed, the other two thirds 

 nearly cylindrical, the last six inches smooth, the rest marked 

 by strong jrreg'ular annuli; ears fulvous without, whitish within, 

 and margined with dark brown hair ; upper parts of neck, 

 back, and upper portions of sides dark dusky brown ; lower 

 portions of sides, throat, breast, and anterior part of belly, 

 greyish white, pencilled with dusky brown; hinder part of belly 

 and anterior parts of thighs nearly pure white; anterior part 

 of throat crossed by a broad white band, and the anterior 

 portion of the lower jaw by a narrow white stripe ; the hinder 

 portion of back, about six inches before root of tail, marked 

 by a transverse white stripe which is lost on each side 

 ■upon the posterior and inner parts of the thigh ; extremities 

 dark blackish brown ; hoofs black ; tail tufted, under surface 

 pe{ir root white, the rest blackish brown, Length from 



