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Very gregarious. Abundant on the plains south of the Vaal 

 River. 



19. Catoblepas Gorgon. The Brindled Gnoo. Blauw Wilde 

 Beest of the Cape Colonists. Kokoon of the Bechuana and Matahili. 



Adult male about four feet six inches high at the shoulder, and 

 nine feet eight inches in extreme length. Withers very elevated. 

 Neck not arched. Nose aquiline, and covered with coarse black 

 hair. Muzzle broad and square : bare, with large hanging nostrils. 

 Horns black, placed horizontally on the head ; the points turned 

 upwards, and then acutely inwards : a few rugosities at the base. 

 A long flowing mane on the neck, extending beyond the withers. 

 Chin covered with a copious bristly black beard, descending down 

 the dewlap to the breast. Tail black, flowing, and reaching to the 

 heels. Ears small and pointed. Eyes small, black, and piercing ; 

 mounted very high in the head. A large, glandulous, naked spot, 

 of an oblong form, below each eye, distilling a viscous humom\ 

 Legs slender. General colour dirty dun, or sepia grey, variegated 

 with obscure streaks or brindles. Four or five cross streaks on each 

 arm. 



Female precisely similar, but on a smaller scale. 



Gregarious. Inhabits the plains beyond the Orange River in 

 vast herds. 



Genus. Damalis. 



20. Boselaphus Oreas.^- The Impoofo. Eland of the Cape 

 Colonists. Impoofo, or Poofi'o of the Bechuana and Matahili. 



Adult male six feet six inches high at the shoulder, and about 

 twelve in extreme length. Facial line straight. Muzzle broad. 

 Forehead square, covered with a cluster of strong wiry brown 

 hair, margined on either side by a yellow streak, commencing 

 above the eyes, and nearly meeting half-way down the face. Eyes 

 large, brilliant, and melting. Horns placed on the summits of the 

 frontals : about two feet long, massy, and nearly straight, with a 



* The Bastard Eland of the Cape Colonists {Bosclapkiis Canna), is doubtless 

 identical with B. OreaSj and cannot be considered a distinct species. 



