THE ADDAX 



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 Skull and Horns of Addax, presented to the British Museum by Mr. J. I. S. \Vhitaker. 



The ADDAX (Addax nasomaculatus). 

 Arab name, Kubbdjec. 



This antelope is another member of the oryx group, but is referred 

 to a genus apart, of which it is the sole representative. Its most 

 distinctive features are the spirally twisted and closely ringed horns 

 (which recall those of the lesser kudu), and, when in the winter 

 coat, the heavy mass of long hair clothing the neck and shoulders and 

 forming a forelock on the forehead. The general colour is yellowish 

 white in summer and greyish in winter, but the head, neck, and mane 

 are brown, although a streak across the face below the eyes, the lips, 

 and a spot on the outer surface of each ear are white. Hoofs very 



