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THE TWO-HORNED AFRICAN 

 RHINOCEROS. 



J?. Africanus., CUVIER, 

 PLATE XII. 



R. bicornis, Sparman, Linnaeus. R. Africanus* Cuvier, 

 JBurchell. 



THIS Rhinoceros, which was formerly frequent 

 within the boundary of the Cape Colony, is the 

 animal seen and described by most of the 

 travellers in Africa, during the last century ; and 

 being then the only two horned species which was 

 known, received the distinguishing epithet of 

 bicornis, not, however, now a good appellation, 

 from several species having a similar number of 

 like appendages. It was met with frequently, 

 and is noticed most lately, in the interesting 

 travels of Mr Burchell, who was fortunate in being 

 able to shoot no fewer than nine of these huge 

 animals. Speaking of the second which came 

 under his observation, he says, " The first view of 

 this beast, suggested the idea of an enormous hog, 



