100 HISTORY' OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE KOEDOE, OR STRIPED ANTELOPE. 

 (Lc Condoma, Buff." 



Is a beautiful, tall Gazelle, inhabiting the Cape 

 of Good Hope; has long", slender legs, and is larger, 

 though not so clumsy, as the Elk- Antelope : its 

 horns are smooth, twisted spirally, with a pro- 

 minent edge or rib following the wreaths ; they are 

 three feet nine inches long, of a pale brown colour, 

 close at the base, and at the points round and sharp. 



The colour of this animal is a rusty brown ; along 

 the ridge of the back there is a white stripe, mixed 

 with brown; from this are eight or nine white 

 stripes, pointing downwards; the forehead and the 

 fore part of the nose are brown ; a white stripe runs 

 from the corner of each eye, and meets just above 

 the nose; upon each cheek bone, there are two 

 small white spots ; the inner edges of the ears are 

 covered with white hair, and the upper part of the 

 neck is adorned with a brown mane, an inch long; 

 beneath the neck, from the throat to the breast, are 

 some long hairs hanging down; the breast and 

 belly are grey; the tail is two feet long, brown 

 above, white beneath, and black at the end. 



The Koedoe, though a tall and slender animal, 

 is not so swift as many of the Gazelle kind, and is 

 easily overtaken by the Hounds : on these occa- 

 sions, the males defend themselves with great spirit 

 with their horns, and will come to close quarters 

 with the Dogs; but the females, having no horns, 

 are obliged to depend on their speed. 



