SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



Ant. Oreas, Pallas, 8^x. Coudou, Buff. Canna, Gordon. 

 Eland Gazelle, Sparrm. Inipoofo, Poffb of the Caffres. 

 Icon. Span^marCs Travels, &c. Nobis, male and female. 

 Habitat. Gregarious in South Africa. 



882. 7. * D. Canna (the Canna.) Adult male somewhat 

 smaller than the Impoof, more slender ; head shorter ; horns 

 without prominent spiral ridge, but obtusely angular in 

 front and feint, twisting this angle into a spiral curve: 

 they are more parallel, very closely wrinkled, and bent 

 back beneath the facial line with the point forward, seven- 

 teen inches long in a male, twenty-two inches in a female ; 

 narrow dark streak down the forehead ; small lachrymary 

 or rather prolonged inner canthus of the eyes, with a dark 

 angular spot beneath ; shoulders not much elevated ; mane 

 on neck not recurrent ; general colour a mixed tone of dark 

 gray brown ; sternum white ; limbs nearly black. 



Bastard Eland of the Dutch Colonists. D. Canna, 

 Nobis MS. Y'Gann of the Hottentots. 



Icon. In the Banksian collection by Mr. Foster. Nobis. 

 DanieWs Sketches, S^c. of Southern Africa. 



Habitat. South Africa, principally beyond the Gareep. 



Sub-genus III. — Strepsiceros. Horns in the male only, 

 smooth, without uwinkles, pale coloured, with dark tips, form- 

 ing regular spiral curves, and issuing from the sutnmit of the 

 frontal crest ; the nucleus with a cavity at base, and porous 

 above ; a broad moist muzzle ; real dewlap ; long mane on 

 the neck ; a beard on the chin ; white streak over the ryes ; 

 ears broad ; shoulder elevated; tail covered with long hairs; 

 females having an udder of four mammae ; stature large. 

 Group confined to Africa. 



883. 8. D. Strepsiceros (Ihe Koodoo.) Atluil male four 

 feet high at the shoulder; above eight feet ionu;; horns 



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