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THE KEVEL. 



Gazella kevella SMITH. 

 PLATE XXVI. 



AntiJope kevella, Le Kevel, Bu/bn, &c Le Kevel, ma'e 

 Fred. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. des Mamirdf. 



THIS animal is found in great herds in Cen- 

 tral Africa, extending beyond the river Congo, and 

 as far south as the plains of Caffraria. That figured 

 by Frederic Cuvier, and whose plate we have now 

 used, was from Senegal. It was tame and familiar 

 with those whom it knew, the colour entirely of a 

 reddish fawn, white on the belly, insides of the legs, 

 and insides oT "he ears. A dark, nearly black bana 

 divides the reddish colour from the white of the lower 

 parts, and end of the tail for nearly half its length 

 was of the same colour. The eye, surrounded by a 

 white circle, is broader than in G. dorcas ; it extends 

 also forward, an d the under lip is of the same colour. 

 This animal also differs in the horns being more ro- 

 bust and longer. 



The next doubtful species, the Korin of Adanson, 

 is scarcely authenticated now, and if such an ani- 

 mal or distinct variety exists, it is found in the very 

 interior of Africa, bordering on the Sahara. These 



