418 CAPE OX. 



&c. It is to Dr. Sparrman, Dr. Forster, and 

 Mr. Masson, that we are principally indebted for 

 the particulars relative to the description and na- 

 tural history of this animal, which, though long- 

 ago imperfectly known, has but lately been accu- 

 rately described. 



