874 THE UNGULATES, OR HOOFED MAMMALS 



markings. The latter markings are characterized by the white streak in front of 

 the eye being separated by a dark band from the white of the muzzle. The ears are 

 very large, and the mane small and erect. The horns of the bull seldom exceed 

 thirty-six inches in length, measured along the curve, but specimens measuring 

 thirty-three and forty-two inches have been recorded. This species has a large range 



FRINGE-EARED ORYX. 



SABLE ANTELOPE. 



ROAN ANTELOPE. 



in central South Africa, and has also been recorded from Senegal. Mr. Selous states 



that it is nowhere numerous, and it is seldom that as many as twenty are seen together. 



The blaubok (H. leucophceus] was a smaller but nearly-allied species 



from the Cape, which now appears to be extinct. It derived its Dutch 



name from the bluish hue of the hairs, and its head was uniformly colored. 



