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17. Bubidus Caffer. The Cape Buffalo. Buffel of the Cape 

 Colonists. 'Neaat of the Maiabiii. lioko\u\iio\o of the Bechuana. 



Adult male about five feet six inches high at the shoulder, 

 and upwards of twelve feet in extreme length. Structure very 

 powerful. Body ponderous. Neck short. Breast and shoulder 

 deep, and slightly dewlapped. Back straight and hunchless. 

 Limbs short and solid, terminating in a divided hoof, which is 

 nearly circular. Succentorial hoofs very long. Tail three feet 

 long, terminating in a tuft of coarse black hair, which reaches 

 below the hocks. Head short, and small in proportion to the 

 animal's bulk. Eyes small and sinister, overshadowed by rough 

 and ponderous dark coloured horns, nearly in contact at the 

 base, spreading horizontally, and turned upwards and inwards 

 at the tips, which measure about four feet between. Hide 

 bluish black, and naked, with exception of a few distichous 

 bristles. No lachrymary sinus. Muzzle bovine, square, and 

 naked. 



Female similar, but smaller, with smaller and more vertically 

 disposed horns. An udder with four mammae. 



Still found within the Colony. Inhabits the plains and forests 

 of the interior in large herds. 



Genus. Catoblepas. 



18. Catoblepas Gnoo. The Gnoo. Wilde Beest of the Cape 

 Colonists. Gnoo of the Hottentots. Impatoomo of the Matabili. 



Adult male upwards of four feet high at the shoulder, nine 

 feet in extreme length. General contour very muscular, and 

 exhibiting great energy. Head large and square. Muzzle 

 large, spread out, and flattened, with narrow linear nostrils. 

 Above the muzzle is situated a conspicuous tuft of black brist- 

 ling hairs, radiating laterally, and resembling a blacking brush. 

 A tuft of similar hair beneath each eye, concealing a gland 

 which distils a viscous humour. Eye wild and fiery. Ears short 

 and pointed. White bristles surrounding the eye, like the radii 

 of a circle. Numerous white bristles on the upper lip. Horns 

 broad, and approximated at the base: furrowed upon the summit 

 of the head; scarcely advancing from the skull, they taper out 



