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Corinna. Mr. Adanson's original description, noticed by 

 BufFon, appears to be the sole document which can be relied 

 on, Professor Lichenstein, justly observing that the spe- 

 cimens referred to in cabinets, including Buffon's, are all 

 females. M. F. Cuvier's more recent description and 

 figure relates to the same sex, and is taken from one 

 brought to France, from Senegal indeed, but so young that 

 the horns have not as yet sufficient development, and the 

 markings retain their juvenile character: it may, there- 

 fore, be considered as a female Kevella, and ranked with 

 the other specimens as before observed ; but although the 

 genuine Korin of Central Africa is not among the articles 

 exhibited in Europe, it does not follow that there is no 

 such creature ; the question merely resolves itself into, 

 Whether the Korin be a separate species or a constant 

 variety or race of the Dorcas and Kevella, resulting from a 

 long residence on the most barren plains and the most 

 scorching climate. The Korin, or Corinna, does not ap- 

 proach the coasts of Western Africa, but is exclusively 

 confined to the plains of the interior bordering on the 

 Sahara. The late captive and traveller Adams alludes to 

 this species " with slender straight horns and dark bands 

 on the flanks, running in troops on the desert." 



The only specimens which can, however, be fairly re- 

 ferred to Corinna, were exhibited alive in London ; both 

 the male and female, by the development of their horns, 

 proved that they were adults. The male was not so large 

 as the Kevel ; the horns more recumbent at their base» 

 slightly tumescent at first, were regularly lyrated, but with 

 less contour in the curves, and about seven inches long, 

 closely wrinkled beneath, and with slight risings in the 

 middle, but not sufficiently prominent to decide either 

 wrinkles or annuli. The points were turned a little in- 

 wards, they stood not very close at the base, a little above 

 the orbits, and were bent outwards towards the summits 



