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horizontally, and turned upwards and iuAvards at the tips, which 

 measure from four to five feet between . Hide bluish purple, black, 

 and naked, with exception of a few distichous bristles. No lachry- 

 mary sinus. JNIuzzle bovine, sqiiare, and moist, slightly bearded at 

 the chin. 



Female similar, but smaller, Avdtli smaller and more vertically 

 disposed horns. An udder with foiu' mammae. 



Still found within the Colony. Inhabits the plains and forests 

 of the interior in large herds. 



Genus. Catoblepas. 



18. Catoblepas Gnoo. The Gnoo. Wilde Beest of the Cape 

 Colonists. Gnoo of the Hottentots. Irw^sdoomo of the 3Iatabili. 



Adult male upwards of four feet high at the shoulder, nine feet 

 in extreme length. General contom' very muscular, and exhibiting 

 great energy. Head large and square. Muzzle large, spread out, 

 and flattened, with narrow linear nostrils. Above the muzzle is 

 situated a conspicuous tuft of black bristling hairs, radiating late- 

 rally, and resembling a blacking brush. A tuft of similar hair 

 beneath each eye, concealing a gland which distils a viscous humour. 

 Eye wild and fiery. Ears short and pointed. White bristles sur- 

 rounding the eye, like the radii of a circle. Numerous Avhite 

 bristles on the upper lip. Horns broad, and approximated at the 

 base ; fui'rowed upon the summit of the head ; scarcely advancing 

 from the skull, they taper out sideways over the eyes, and uncinate 

 up into a pointed hook, sweeping with a regular cm've, and producing 

 a sinister and suspicious aspect. Shoulder deep. Neck thick, and 

 much arched. Body round. A pillow of fat on either haunch. 

 Legs slender and long. A full vertical mane on the neck, composed 

 of wiry white hairs. A bushy black beard on the under jaw and 

 throat ; and a bush of full black hair between the fore legs, ex- 

 tending some distance along the belly. Tail equine, white, and 

 reaching to the ground. General colour of the hair deep brown. 

 Hoofs pointed, blue black. 



Female similar, but slighter. Base of horns less approximated. 

 An udder with foui- mammse. 



