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UNGULATES. 



Beatrix Antelope. 



The beatrix antelope (0. beatrix) of Western Arabia, and, it is 

 said, of the Bushire district, is a much smaller animal than either of 

 the above, standing about 2 feet 8 inches in height, and is of a whitish colour, 

 with a dark spot on the face, and a large dark patch on each cheek meeting 

 beneath the throat ; the knees and the front of the lower part of both legs are 

 also blackish brown, and the end of the tail is black. The horns are only about 15 

 inches in length. 

 sabre-Homed The last representative of the genus is the sabre-horned antelope, 



Antelope. or leucoryx (0. leucoryx), which, while agreeing nearly in size with 

 the beisa, differs from the other four species in its recurved scimitar-like horns, 



THE SABRE-HORNED ANTELOPE (A Hat. Size). 



and uniform whitish coloration, which frequently shows a reddish tinge. The 

 reddish tinge is more marked in the under-parts and the inner surfaces of the 

 limbs than elsewhere ; and the neck is darker than the body. The head is marked 

 by six brown patches, of which there are one between the horns, two between the ears, 

 and two between the horns and eyes, while the sixth forms a streak on the nose. 

 The horns vary from 34 to 39| inches in length. The leucoryx is confined 

 to the north-eastern portion of Central Africa, being abundant in Senaar and 



