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south-western Africa, from Beclmanaland northwards to 

 Mossamedes, which constitutes the range of the species. 



The largest species ; shoulder-height about 48 inches. 

 Horns long and straight. General colour greyish tawny ; 

 liead whitish with a black frontal patch, nasal patch, and 

 eye-stripe, the two latter of which unite to form a girdle 

 round muzzle, and also join a cheek-stripe, which, after 

 junction with its fellow, is continued downwards as a black 

 throat-stripe ; muzzle, chin, and lips white ; tips and adjacent 

 part of margins of ears black ; black hairs of throat-stripe 

 forming a fringe, frequently elongated into a tuft about 

 half-way down ; nape with a blackish mane, continued as a 

 black line along back to rump, which is black or suffused 

 with black above, the black extending on to the tail and 

 embracing the whole of its terminal tuft ; from black area of 

 chest a broad black flank-stripe is continued backwards to 

 lower part of thighs, where it expands into a patch embracing 

 outer sides of legs as far down as hocks, and thence extending 

 to inner side ; outer and inner sides of fore-legs black from 

 shoulders to knees, although there may be some white on 

 inner surface ; shanks white with a black spot on front 

 surface of anterior pair, and a similar spot or streak on that 

 of hind pair; under-parts white. Basal length of skull 

 about 14J inches. Fine horns measure from 43 to 47J 

 inches in length, with a basal girth of from 6 to 8 J, and a 

 tip-to-tip interval of from 17^ to 33J inches. 



637, a. Single horn. S. Africa. 



Old collection, no history. 



39. 12. 26. 2-3. Two heads, mounted. S. Africa. (Nos. 

 637, b and c of Cat. Osteol.) Purchased (Stevens}, 1839. 



46. 6. 1. 2. Skull, with horns. S. Africa, (No. 637, li, 

 Cat. Osteol.) Purchased (Stevens), 1846. 



48. 6. 28. 3. Skull, with horns. S: Africa. (No. 637, e, 

 Cat. Osteol.) Purchased (Stevens), 1846. 



55. 11. 26. 13. Skin, immature. From an animal born 

 in Paris. Purchased (Parzudald), 1855. 



57. 7. 10. 26. Skin, immature. S. Africa ; collected by 

 Yerreaux. Purchased (Baker), 1857. 



61. 12. 3. 2. Frontlet and horns. Algoa Bay. 



Presented by C. Wemys, Esq., 1861. 



