MAMMALIA. 125 



Frontal bone, with the skin on. South Africa. 



Horns. South Africa. 



Two pair of horns. S. Africa. Mr. Warwick's Collection. 



Skull, without lower jaw. S. Africa. 



Nine pair of horns. S. Africa. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



ICON. 



Antilope Bubalis, Hardw. Icon. ined. B. M. n. 10,975. 1. 164, 165. 



Pennant figures the head and horns of this species under the 

 name of Senegal Antelope, and erroneously refers to Buffon's 

 figures of the horns of the Koba as representing the species, which 

 has occasioned some confusion; for the A. Senegalensis (Cuvier, 

 Diet. Sci. Nat. ii. 235) is an abbreviation, and A. Koba (Erxle- 

 ben, Syn. 293) is a translation, of Pennant's description of this 

 species. Pennant's specimen is said to come from Senegal, but 

 he describes the nuchal line and the knees as black, and the 

 figure indicates the dark colour on the face of the Cape species. 



The Hartebeest has an extensive range ; it is found everywhere 

 in the flat and w r ooded districts between the Cape of Good Hope 

 and the Tropic of Capricorn. Its movements are ungraceful, and 

 give a notion of great exertion, but when urged by danger it 

 shows no want of either agility or endurance. The flesh is 

 esteemed. A. Smith. 



32. DAMALIS, H. Smith. 



Horns lyrate, diverging, subcylindrical. Nose moderately 

 broad, cervine, with a small bald moist muifle between and be- 

 low the nostrils ; an exposed tear-bag. Female : two teats. 



Damalis acronotus, sp. (Koba), H. Smith, Griffith A. K.v. 182. 

 Damalis, Gray, Ann. fy Mag. N. H. 1846, 233; Knowsley Menag. \ 



Proc. Zool. Soc. 1849, 140. 



Alcelaphus, sp., Fischer, Syn. ; Turner, P. Z. S. 1850. 

 Bubalis, sp., Sundevall, Pecora, 83. 

 Gazella, sp. (pygarga), Blainv. B. S. Phil. 1816; H. Smith, G. 



A. K. v. ; Fischer, Syn. 642. 



* Horns recurved above, diverging from the base. Face dark in 

 front. 



1. DAMALIS LUNATUS. The SASSAYBY. 

 Rufous, glaucous. Outer side of limbs dark. 



Antilope lunata, Burchell, Trav. ii. 334, 591. fig. 



Damalis acronotus lunatus, H. Smith, G. A. K. iv. 352. t. 198, 



v. 880. 

 A. Alcelaphus lunata, Fischer, Syn. 642. 



