FRINGE-EARED BEISA 



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Head of Fringe-eared Beisa. 



FKINGrE- EARED BEISA (Oryx beisa callotis). 



Distinguished from the ordinary beisa by the fringe of long hairs 

 surmounting the ears, by the extension of the eye-stripe to the lower 

 jaw, along which it runs to join the throat-stripe, by the absence of 

 any black on the front of the legs below the knees, and by the rich fawn 

 of the ground-colour of the upper part of the face. Height at shoulder, 

 48 inches. 



Distribution. East Africa, south of Tana River. Although generally 

 considered a distinct species, it seems better to regard this animal 

 as a well-marked local race of the ordinary beisa. It is generally 

 found in bush-covered country, either singly or in small herds, and 

 is of a remarkably shy disposition. The Svvahili name is cheroa. 



Owner. 



R. B. P. Cator. 

 Capt. M. M'Neill. 

 W. M. Greiss. 

 F. J. Jackson, C.B. 

 Capt. T. W. Greenfield. 

 Sir John Willoughby, Bart. 

 Major W. Anstruther Thomson. 

 Sir Robert Harvey, Bart. 

 Lieut.-Col. Hon. W. Coke. 



