ANTILOr 



ANTILOI 



from the foregoing by the softness and fineness of the akin, and tlu 

 lower sid<Hrtrek being of the mine colour M the back, snd l.y having 

 no dark edge to the anal .link. It in a native of Egypt anil Kordofau. 



7. II. nUf>UInta (Aotilopt *bgitUrota, Quldemitii.lt>. '!,, Ah.> 

 and Jair.ni. is of a pale brown colour, the upper part of the aide* wit h a 

 broad rather paler streak, the face-streak indistinct ; the lower paH 

 of the sides, belly, hinder ni.lt> of fore and front side of hinder limbs, 

 and anal disk, white ; the streak on the hnunchew dark brown ; the end 

 of the tail black. It inhabit* all the central port* of Asia, IVr -ia. 

 Daiiria, the country around Lake Baikal and from the eastern limit* 

 of Great Bucharia to the shores of the HulleM|H>nt. It mwociat 



its own s|>ecios in extensive flocks, frequents the open uncovered 

 plains and naked hills of moderate elevation, and feeds principally 

 upon the Altri*tki*m Pu*liau. The flesh is much esteemed, and of 

 an agreeable taste. 



8. & _ Sttmmermgu (AnlUope Sammfrinyii, Crctzschmar), the 

 Abyssinian Hour discovered by Cretzschmar in Abysuiuio, is 



The Abyssinian Mohr (U. StrmmeriagH). 



considerably logger than the species of Gaztlla hitherto described. 

 The horns are irregularly lyrated, bending boldly outwards towards 

 the point*, and then suddenly turning inwards towards one another, 

 with a very sharp and well-defined curve ; annulated with 15 

 or 16 prominent and complete rings, which reach from the base 

 to the inward curvature within about 2J inches of the points. 

 The colour of all the upper parts of the body, the neck, shoulders, 

 back, croup, sides and outward faces of the fore arms and thighs, 

 in a beautiful clear isabel or yellowish-dun, the hair being 

 extremely short, and appearing almost as if it had been clipped 

 or shorn. It does not lie close and smooth upon the hide, nor 

 docs it all follow the some direction, as in the generality of animals, 

 but is disposed in innumerable small waves, pointing in different 

 directions OH if it hod been regularly shaded and parted on each side, 

 and appearing glossy or glazed along their ridges with a shining dun 

 shade, more or less intense according to the light in which it is 

 observed. All the under parts of the body ore of the most pure and 

 brilliant white, and a largo disk of the same colour surrounds the tail, 

 and pauses over the rump and croup. The white of the belly also is 

 separated from the yellowish dun of the sides, immediately, without 

 being shaded off. The tail is small and Mender, nearly naked at the 

 root, and furnished at the extremity with a tuft of mixed brown and 

 gray hairs. The outeides of the legs ore very pale fawn-colour, the 

 insidcti white, and the knee-brushes white and fawn mixed. The earn 

 are pretty long and brown, with a narrow block border surrounding 

 tli.ii miter edge. The face is dark brown in some specimens, and 

 pure black in other*, uniform towards the end of the nose, but 

 curiously mixed with wavy red on the forehead ; on each side of this 

 a broad white band passes from the root of the horns over the eyes to 

 the nose, and there is an indication of a small black one from the 

 anterior angle of the eye to the comer of the mouth, separating this 

 white bond from the cheeks and sides of the lower jaw, which arc 

 uniform fawn-colour. The horns of the female have nearly the some 

 curvature as those of the mole, and are fully a.< long, but they ore 

 much more plunder, and have not such prominent annnli. This is the 

 only external difference observable between the sexes. This antelope 

 frequent* hills of moderate ascent and elevation in the eastern pro. 

 vinces of Abyssinia, and issai.l to lire in pair.-, and not to unite into 

 Urge flocks like the Gazelle and Key. 1. 



9. G. Mohr (Antilope Mhorr, Bennett), the Mohr or Mhorr, is 4 feet 

 2 inches long from the nose to the origin of the tail, 2 feet 6 inches 



high at the shoulder, ami '1 feet 8 inches at the croup ; the 1. 1 

 the head from the now to the root of the horn is 7 inches ; t 

 the horn 04 inches on the curve, and 74 in a straight line : and that 

 of the tail 7 inches without the terminal tuft. The Imir of the bdy 

 is sleek and of moderate length ; on the head and face it . 

 and close, except aUmt th.- r>xit of the horn-, where it is slight I v 

 tufted; the hair of the limbs is a) HO ^hil. .-\.-ept the tuft* l.el,.w the 

 knees, which are long, and M .lark brown and 



grey hairs. The horns are thick at the base, and annulate*! with 11 





u (G. Mohr}. 



or 12 prominent and complete rings, which occupy about two-third* 

 of their entire length ; they are round, smooth, and attenuated tow ai-ds 

 the tips, which point directly forwards, and are but moderately sharp. 

 The ears are narrow, erect, and pointed ; the eyes large, dark, and 

 lively ; and the tail long, naked at the base, and furnished at the 

 extremity with a tuft of long black hair. The colour of all the 

 upper parts of the body, of the ueck, back, shoulders, side-, fore arms 

 and thighs, as well as of the whole throat except a square spot on the 



larynx, is adeep brownish-red ; and a narrow sti i| f the same colour 



is continued down the outer face of the legs, both anterior ami 

 posterior, from the shoulders and thighs respectively to the ho. : 

 pasterns: the belly, buttocks, posterior face of the thighs and inner 

 face of the extremities are pure white, as well as the spot on the 

 larynx above referred to ; and this colour, after spreading round t he 

 entire region of the tail, is continued forwards on the hip in a pointed 

 stripe on each side, about half way between the croup and the knee- 

 joint, and reaching nearly over the whole hip. It contrasts strongly 

 with the surrounding colour, and has a very singular effect. There 

 is no dark bond on the flanks, the light colours of the undei 

 being abruptly separated from the darker shade above without any 

 blending or intermediate colour. The head and .-heeks are light fawn- 

 colour, intermixed, in front of the horns, with dark In-own and gray 

 hairs, and marked below the opening of the sul>orl>ital -inu->-- with a 

 small dark spot, representing the black Land which passes in some 

 other species of the lost division from the anterior canting of the 

 the corner of the mouth : the whole line of the nose and ch;ii!i 

 likewise dark In-own, mixo 1 with gray in old specimens, and the back 

 of the ears is fawn-coloured, tipped with block. 



It is a native of Western Africa, The species is not found in the 

 empire of Morocco, but individuals are occasionally brought from the 

 opposite confines of the desert ; the animal is much sought al- 

 the Arabs on account of producing the 1 iczoar-stones so highly valued 

 in eastern medicine. These stones are commonly called in Marocco, 

 Baid-el-Mhorr, or Mhorr's Eggs. 



The Nangucr (Anlilojte damn, Pallas) was originally described and 

 figured by I'.ntl'on from materials brought by Adans.ui from Senegal : 

 since thot time the animal has not been seen by any natnrali -> 

 i.s the description of Buffon i imperfect, doubt may be 

 whether it be not in reality the young of the Mnhr. 



10. Q. ruji' l'i]>c rnflcolli*, H. Smith), the Andra, is a 

 Ix-autiful Kjiccies of Eastern Africa, <li OOWed n the barren 



>f Nubia by Kiippel, and ill Senaar and Dongola by Ilemprieh and 

 Ehrenberg. The whole length of this rpccic.- la f. t I inches, its 

 height at the shoulder 3 feet; the length of the head is ,< inches, that 



>l the horns 12J inches, and that of the toil 8 inches. The horn 

 [irccisely similar to those of the Mohr already described, as are like- 

 wise the general form and proportion* f the body. Thi 

 gregarious, snd resides in flocks on the desert between N ub 

 and Kordofan. 



11. G. ruffront, the Korin, is of a bay-brown colour, the sides above 



