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mit of the frontal bone, sometimes two feet in length, 

 and having a spirally twisted appearance. On the 

 middle of the forehead there is a recurved crest of 

 bristles, reminding us of what will be seen in the 

 Gnu, and which passes along the ridge of the neck 

 The colour of the animal appears of a dirty grey, 

 a rufous or buff colour being placed on a black hide. 

 The hoofs resemble those of a Guernsey Cow. The 

 females exhibit all the separating marks which distin- 

 guish the bull and cow, less powerful neck, smaller 

 horns and dewlap, and altogether a smaller bulk. 



The other species which Major Smith has intro- 

 duced into this subgenus, he denominates B. Canna, 

 an animal comparatively little known, and generally 

 confounded with the preceding. It is of less size. 

 The general colour is a dark brownish grey, a white 

 space between the forelegs. They are met with in 

 the same districts with the Impoofo, but the herds 

 never mingle ; and from the colonists they receive the 

 name of Bastard Eland. 



The next subgenus is also an African form, and 

 is illustrated by 



