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RECORDS OF BIG GAME 



Skull and Horns of Addax presented to the British Museum by Mr. J. I. S. Whitaker. 



ADDAX (Addax nasomaculatus). 



This antelope is another member of the oryx group, but is referred 

 to a genus apart, of which it is the sole representative. Its most 

 distinctive features are the spirally twisted and closely ringed horns 

 (which recall those of the Indian blackbuck), and the heavy mass of 

 long hair clothing the neck and shoulders and forming a forelock on 

 the forehead. The general colour is yellowish white in summer and 

 grayish in winter, but the head, neck, and mane are brown, although a 

 streak across the face below the eyes, the lips, and a spot on the outer 

 surface of each ear are white. Hoofs very wide and shallow, almost 

 like those of the reindeer. Height at shoulder about 3 feet 6 inches. 

 Distribution. North Africa and Arabia. 



