108 HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



the upper part of the body is tawny; the belly and 

 inside of the thighs white ; a dark line on each side 

 forms a separation between the two colours on the 

 back and belly; on each knee is a tuft of hair. 

 Some of these animals are irregularly spotted with 

 white. 



THE KOBA. 



(Lc Koba, Buff.) 



Is remarkable for the form of its horns, which are 

 almost close at the base, bending out towards the 

 middle, where they form a curve inwards, and again 

 fly off at the points, which bend backward; they 

 are seventeen inches long, surrounded with fifteen 

 rings; the ends are smooth and sharp. 



