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<v the Harnessed Antelope : (A Scripta) it is in height, from the loot 

 " to the top of the shoulder, 2OJ inches, and in length, from the nose 

 " to the root of the tail, 33 inches, or 2 feet 9 inches, and the tail 

 "is 5J inches more. 



" The superior or common horns are black, subulate, rounded, 

 " without annulations, smooth, and erect, slightly inclined forward, 

 " and a little diverging ; their length 3 inches ; space between them 

 " at the base 1 inch /oths, and at their tips 2 inches T Vths. The 

 " greatest thickness at the base is two inches in circumference, and 

 " gradually tapering to a point of ~oth of an inch diameter. In front 

 " of the common horns (1 inch T Vths) in the middle of the forehead, 

 " and between the eyes, rises a very short pair of spurious horns, 

 "erect, stumpy, smooth, cylindrical, fths of an inch in length, l 

 " inch in circumference at the base, and suddenly tapering to a point, 

 " they are at the base Jths of an inch apart, and at their tips 1 

 " inch T Vths. 



" Head in length 7^ inches, and its greatest circumference, across 

 " the cheeks and behind the spurious horns, 13 inches. Ears mostly 

 " erect, ovate, the greatest breadth about 2 inches, and length 4f 

 " inches. Nose naked and black, the margin of the lips black. Eyes 

 " large with strong bristly black eyelashes. Limbs delicately made, 

 " the shanks of the forelegs being 2 inches in circumference, and 

 " those of the hind 3 inches ; the proper and spurious hoofs are 

 " black ; the greatest circumference of the body 29 inches. 



" The general color of the animal is an uniform bright bay on all 

 " the upper parts ; and below, i. e., the chin, the under-line of the 

 " neck, the abdomen, the inner sides of the thighs, and under the 

 " tail are inclined to white, more or less mixed with sandy hairs. 



" Teeth in the lower jaw eight in front, the two middle ones being 

 " greatly larger than the six lateral teeth, and spread out ; their 

 " inner margins rounded, and not touching, and their internal surfaces 

 " hollowed like a spoon ; in the hinder part of the jaw, on each side, 

 " are six strong grinders, with pointed surfaces, and a like number 

 " in the upper jaw similarly constructed. 



" This is the description of a male subject. 



" The female differs only in having no horns and being of lighter 

 f< colors, This distinction of color is found to be a permanent 



