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MH. I(. I. rdfOCK ON 'I'llK 



[June 14, 



proximal ed^e of the nail of llie lioof. The interlingual wel) was 

 tliii'k and horny and, as in tlie Antilopinii' and Bulialina», ex- 

 tended from tlie heels to a point near the anterior margin of the 

 lioof hefore heing closely folded n[)on itself ; and. as in the 

 Buhalina\ Aitiilopf, IHppotrdyus, and the Tragela[)hina% it was 

 quite sniiiotli. 



'JVxt-fiiT. 10^'. 



A. Median vertical section oi honi \ocii i^i' Aililax naso-macnlatns: e., conical 



i.'xcifsci'nc" with tlip depiossion bpliind it. 

 H. Anterior view of the same toot ; e., conical excrescence, 

 ('. Median vertical section of hind foot of Orji.r heisa. 



The hoofs were pointetl, conipn-sscd aliove, with broad liat heels 

 and flat soles. The only difJerenee noted between the glands of 

 the front and hind feet was the greater development of the 

 constricting ridge in those of the hind feet. 



The interdigital glands of Oryx heisa with their longer cleft- 

 like orifice occup}- a nearly intermediate jjosition between those 

 of (la/.cllcs ami those of //ippotragus. 



Oryx lelcorvx P-M. 

 (The \\"hit(^ Oryx = 0. Beatrix of most authors.) 



In an old dried skin of a male example from the shores of the 



