THE KOODOO. 



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it has derived the name of Pied Antelope, or White-faced Antelope. The female is 

 not so highly colored as the male, and the throat and under parts of the body are white. 

 This animal is found in the district that borders the colony at the Cape of Good Hope, 

 and lives in little herds of six or eight in number. Herds of much larger dimensions 

 are said to be found in the more northern district. The height of the Bonte-bok is 

 nearly four feet at the shoulder, and its length is about six feet, being thus superior to 

 the common stag in size. The horns are black in color, and are furnished with a series 

 of ten or twelve half-rings in their frontal surfaces. Their length is about fourteen or 

 fifteen inches. 



KOODOO. Strepslceros Kudu. 



The BLESS-BOK (Damalis albifrons] has sometimes been confounded with the bonte- 

 bok ; there is, however, a marked distinction in the color of the coat. The name, Bless- 

 bok, or Blaze-buck, is given to this animal on account of the " blaze " of white upon 

 the face, and is equally applicable to the bonte-bok. 



BY far the most striking and imposing of all South African Antelopes, the KOODOO, 

 now claims our attention. 



This truly magnificent creature is about four feet in height at the shoulder, and its body 

 is rather heavily made, so that it is really a large animal. The curiously twisted horns 

 are nearly three feet in length, and are furnished with a strong ridge or keel, which 

 extends throughout their entire length. It is not so swift or enduring as the bless-bok, 

 and can be run down without difficulty, provided that the hunter be mounted on a good 



