GfiS NATURALIST'S 



Description, &c. 



from the black tuft between the horns a stripe 

 of that colour runs clown to the nose ; his ear* 

 are large, with some short hairs on the inside, 

 find on the tops, but all the other parts of them 

 are black and naked. His eyes are large, and of 

 a deep brown ; and between the eyes and nose 

 there are black cavities; from the middle of 

 which a viscid gummy humour exudes, that soon 

 becomes hard and black; but I could never 

 perceive that odour which Dr. Grimmius, and 

 those who have followed him, describe it to pos- 

 sess. The upper part of the neck and head are 

 of a yellowish grey, the back black, the sides a 

 light brown, the belly grey, and the limbs white 

 as far as the knees : the legs have a black band, 

 and the hair becomes blackish toward the hoofs : 

 the tail is very short, and white, with a black 

 tand. on the upper part." 



THE GM7. 



THE gnu, or ox-headed antelope, is a very 

 singular and extraordinary animal, combining in 

 itself the beauty of the body, mane, and tail of 

 the horse, with the powerful head and horns of 

 the ox, and the fascinating eye of the antelope. 



One of these quadrupeds lately exhibited in 

 Holland, was, in size, equal, or superior, to a 

 large stag ; its horns were smooth, strong, point- 

 ed, and projecting forward to some distance from 



