282 ORDER vm. 



Caffrarian Oryx ; but the female being hornless, we 

 suspect, that along with A. ellipsiprimnus, Ogilby, 

 it will be referrible to the reduncine group, or to the 

 genus DAMALIS. The species, although as yet not 

 completely described, is noticed unuei tLc Lame of 

 Baeza by Isenberg and Krapf, who describe it as a 

 fine animal, of the size of a cow, shaped like a deer, 

 with upright, not branching horns ; flesh exquisite. 

 Seen near Melkukya. 



Another large species, the Damma of the Arabs, 

 with long strait horns in both sexes ; white forehead 

 and yellowish general colours. Seen by Riippel in 

 the great plains of Haraza, and by him taken to be 

 the Dama of Pliny, is no doubt a true Oryx. 



Of the sub-genus GAZELLA it may be proper to 

 observe, that we suspect A. cora. Ham. Smith, or 

 A. Bennetii, ranges next to A. subgutturosa. A. 

 Ckristii we have not yet found described. 



In this division, Mr. Bennet has formed a farther 

 section of the Damce, characterized by their slender, 

 very anteriorly uncinated horns and long neck, 

 marked with a white spot on the throat : he enu- 

 merates A. mhorr, A. nanguer, or Dama (which 

 last name it will be advisable to drop, for reasons 

 assigned under the head of Oryx damma), and A. 

 addra ; but the three denominations refer evidently 

 to mere varieties produced by geographical separa- 

 tion ; although it must be confessed there are dif- 

 ferences in the brushes, &c., of some importance. 



In the sub-genus ANTILOPE, the ceruminous sub- 

 stance, secreted in the lachrymal sinus, is in its 



