SPECIES OF MAMMALIA, 



A. Equina. Antilope Ozanne, Geoff. Cuv. A. Aurita, 

 Burchell. 



Icon. Diet, des Sciences Naturelles. Nobis. Specimen, 

 Paris and British Museum. 



Habitat. South Africa, on the elevated ridge near the 

 sources of the Gareep, &c. 



812. 5. * A. Grandicornis (Long-horned Antilope.) Horns 

 three feet and a half long, fifteen inches in circumference at 

 base, curved like a scimitar, compressed, rounded behind, 

 carinated, rough, with oblique wrinkles on the inner sur- 

 face, furrows on the external. 



A. Grandicornis, Herman. Empalanga ? Empabunga ? 

 Empalunga.^ Purchas. De Bry, Reg. Congo, p. 22. Ko- 

 rooko of the Bornouese ? El Bucher el Achmer of the 

 Arabs ? Denham and Clapperton's Travels. 



Icon. If it be Empalanga, see De Bry in prima parte 

 Iconum, Ind. Orient, pars 11. 



Habitat. Central Africa ? Bornou ? 



813. 6. * A. Barbata (the Takhaitze.) In size equal 

 to the Equina, with a broad dark nose ; white streak 

 before the eye; horns scimitar-shaped, more erect and 

 with fewer annuli ; a considerable beard on the chin, and 

 long flowing dark-coloured mane on the neck ; colours blue- 

 gray or rufous ; no tuft to the tail. 



Takhaitze of Somerville and Daniell. 

 Icon. DanieWs African Scenery. 



Habitat. The parting ridge of the waters on the south- 

 east coast of Africa. 



Sub-genus III. — Oryx. Horns common to both sexes; 

 horizontal, very long, slender, without ridges, pointed, black, 

 with annuli someiohat spirally twisted to half or two-thirds 

 of their length ; the animals large, with long ears, small or 



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