58 THE SELOrS COLLECTIOif. 



African Beisa and straighter ; fine horns measure from 43 to 47^ 

 inches in length. 



The hest horns in the Collection (No. 19. 7. 15. 348) measure as 

 follows : — length on front 42| ; circumference 7 ; spread from tip 

 to tip 19^. Of the males No. 19. 7. 15. 349 has the longest horns ; 

 measurements : — length on front 37 ; circumference 8 ; spread 

 from tip to tip 18^. 



Typical locality, some part of the desert areas of south-western 

 Africa, between Beehuanaland and Mossamedes ; the species is 

 found as far north as Elephant Bay, Benguella, Angola. 



It was not until May 11th, 1879, that Selous secured his first 

 G-emsbuck, an immature cow shot near the Botletlie Kiver. A 

 few days later (May 15) he killed an adult female, which carried 

 42-inch horns, at the same locality. 



320 —19.7.15.345. April, 1888. North of Makari-kari Saltpan, 

 Nata River, North Kalahari. 

 321-323 —19. 7. 15. 346-348 (females). April, 1888. North of Makari- 

 kari Saltpan, Nata River, North Kalahari. 



324 —19.7.15.349. 21 June, 1884. Near Metsi butluku, North 



Kalahari, Khama's Country. 



325 —19. 7. 15. 350 (female). 23 June, 1884. Near Metsi butluku, 



North Kalahari, Khama's Country. 



326 —19.7.15.351 (female). 22 September, 1884. Near Metsi 



butluku. North Kalahari, Khama's Country. 



327 —19.7.15.352 (female). 11 May, 1879. Botletlie River, 



Khama's Country. 



328 —19.7.15.353 (female). 15 May, 1879. Botletlie River, 



Khama's Country. 



329 —19. 7. 15. 354. 16 September, 1884. Sode Gara Vley, North 



Kalahari. 

 330-331 —19.7.15.355-356. Horns. Beehuanaland. 



IBEAN BEISA. 



OeYX beisa A:JfNECTENS. 



Oryx annectens, Holhster, Smithson. Misc. Collect, vol. Ivi. no. 2, p. 7, 



1910. 

 Oi-yx heisa annectans, Ward, Records of Big Game, ed. 6, p. 293, 1910. 



Size smaller than in the South African Gemsbuck, with smaller 

 and less widely spread horns; good horns measure from 34 to 

 39 inches in length. Face markings much as in 0. gazella, but 



